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War Memorial #1672 ~ Ewhurst Multi-cache

Hidden : 11/30/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The War Memorial

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever, with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. This was a result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and the official policy of not repatriating the dead. Therefore, the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Ewhurst, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial commemorates 51 men of the parish who died during the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 7 November 1920 by Mr Walter Webb, whose son Captain Evelyn Maxwell Webb is listed on the memorial. The £250 cost of the memorial was raised by contributions from the local community.

Parking

There is the small Village Car Park which usually has plenty of space (see waypoints).

The cache

George E Ransom was part of the ABth Lancers. 

The cache is at N51 09.(Ax2)(B-6)(B+2) W000 26.(B-2)(Ax2)(B+2)

Checksum of all digits of the final coordinates: 47

Expanding the Series

If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Just-Us-Two know first at justustwo1013@gmail.com so they can keep track of the memorial numbers and names to avoid any duplication. 

https://warmemorialseries.co.uk/index.php

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va objy bs vil pbirerq gerr.

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)