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War Memorial #310 Hambrook - Whiteshill. Multi-cache

Hidden : 8/20/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Hambrook War Memorial on Whiteshill Common is constructed from dressed pennant stone. It has a 3 stepped base, surmounted by a tapered 4-sided plinth and a shaft topped with a Celtic Cross. The top step is inscribed, commemorating WWII. The inscribed plinth, commemorates WWI.

This is a War Memorial multi-cache, where facts have to be gathered at the posted co-ordinate for the memorial as follows:

A. Either side of the memorial are trees. What fruit/seed do they bear? Count the number of letters in the singular word.

B.C.  With your back to the road and facing the memorial, there is a bench seat to the right. What name appears on the bench plaque? Count the number of letters in each word.

D.E.F.G. On the front plinth is a Bible quotation: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John __ __ . __ __ Let the 4 numbers be D,E,F,G.

H. On this War Memorial, how many different Districts, commemorate the lives lost by men from their area?

Answers checksum is 30

Substitute the letters below, for your number answers and do the calculations to find the cache co-ordinate:

N51 30 . (C + F) (H - D) (A - B) W002 30 . (G + H) (A - E) (G + D)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur uvag: N 6 sbbg 6 vapu ovt, fgheql, pnzbsyntrq fbyqvre, tvivat n I sbe ivpgbel.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)