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War Memorial #485 ~ Crakehall Multi-cache

Hidden : 7/1/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


This is a 2 stage multi cache with on road parking available.

Crakehall War Memorial is in the grounds St Gregory’s Church on the Village Green and is a Celtic cross with shaft set on a tapering plinth and base. The shaft is decorated with base relief panels of flowers and shields, while the cross has a central rose with oak leaves on the arms.
The Memorial is dedicated on the face of its shaft:-

IN PROUD AND LOVING

MEMORY OF

THE MEN FROM

THIS PARISH

WHO GAVE

THEIR LIVES FOR

FREEDOM'S CAUSE

IN THE/ GREAT WAR<

1914-1918

On the plinth are the names of twelve men who fell in the First World War followed by:-

SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID

THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF THE DEAD.

THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP

A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.

On the rear face of the shaft is

SECOND WORLD WAR

1939 -1945

DIED IN THE SERVICE

OF THEIR COUNTRY

followed by three names, then

FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

followed by a fourth name

The co-ordinates bring you to the memorial and by using the inscription and names of those commemorated you can work out the co-ordinates for the final cache location as follows:-

The cache can be found at N54º 18.PQR  W001º 37.STU where

P = third digit of the year this memorial was erected

Q = number of letters in the surname of WW1 hero William

R = number of letters in the surname of WW1 hero Henry

S = number of letters in the surname of WW2 hero Robert H.

T = number of middle names shown for John Thompson

U = Total letters in the full name of the 4th hero in the left column for WW1

Checksum = 30

Please ensure after signing that the cache is returned as you find it and, as always, give appropriate respect to the memorial and its surroundings.

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The series is dedicated to those who fought for their country. "We will remember them!”

If anyone would like to place a War Memorial Cache of your own then please do so. We would ask if you do so please contact Just-us-Two through their profile page or justustwo1013@gmail.com</font>
so they can keep track of the numbers

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*****PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT *****

****PHYSICAL CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH MEMORIALS. AT ALL TIMES TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT. ****

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba gur yvzvg

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)