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War Memorial #1782 ~ Over Knutsford Multi-cache

Hidden : 8/9/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:



IMPORTANT : This cache is not hidden at the War Memorial.
Please complete the simple task below to work out where it is hidden.

 

Over Knutsford War Memorial

This 3m tall Grade II-listed War Memorial stands in a small raised garden overlooking the main road, a short distance to the south-east of the Church of St Cross.

Made of sandstone, it features a fleur-de-lis cross with a moulded foot rising from an octagonal shaft. It stands on a square, tapering, plinth set on a three-stepped square base. The raised garden is enclosed by a stone wall. Access from the pavement is provided by a set of steps in front of the memorial.

The front inscription reads: "IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918  THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE".

The inscriptions on the two side panels of the memorial bear the names of the local men who fell in the First World War.

To work out the cache coordinates, take the position of the following men in the lists on the side panels, where the top name on each side is 1, the second name is 2, etc.

Left side:

A = WILFRED CECIL ALCOCK
B = WILLIAM BRACEGIRDLE
C = NATHANIEL JAMES MERRIMAN BARRY

Right side:

D = ERIC OGDEN
E = EDWARD MOSTON
F = GORDON HOLLAND MERRIMAN

The cache is hidden a short distance away at N 53° 18.ABC' W 2° 21.DEF

***** PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT *****
CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON ACTUAL MEMORIALS OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH

AT ALL TIMES PLEASE TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

QEVIR

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)