Unveiled on June 29th 2018, this memorial commemorates Carlton's fallen from two world wars and subsequent conflicts. Paul Gunter, uncle of local Royal Marine Lance Corporal Martin J Gill, killed in Afghanistan in 2011, raised £19,000 in his nephew's honour and National Lottery Heritage Funding contributed £10,000. Having gone to school with Martin it felt especially important that this war memorial was included in the series.
Cut from granite, a hexagonal column and plinth stand beneath a cap with latin inscriptions translating as 'By Land', 'By Sea', 'By Air', 'Everywhere Whither Right And Glory Lead'. Three panels pay homage to 122 Great War fatalities, two honour 59 men from World War Two whilst 4 locals killed since 1945 are also remembered.
***THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES***
The cache can be found at N52 (A+B+C+D).1(B-E+1) W1 (A+1).(B+D+E-1)(D/D)
A = number of letters in surname of oldest person killed
B = number of names without an age listed
C = number of wooden posts suppprting the ropes around the memorial
D = number of benches
E = numbet of sides to memorial
Carlton cemetery is open from 9am all year round and closes at 6pm April to October and 4pm October to March.
Vehicle access is limited to those with a cemetery permit or a blue badge; for everyone else there is on street parking available on Cavendish Road.
The roads/paths leading up to the war memorial are flat and suitable for pushchairs and wheelchair users. However because of the gravel surrounding the memorial I think it would make it difficult for wheelchair users to get close to the plinth which is why it's not marked as suitable for wheelchairs on the attributes and has a T rating of 1.5.
