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War Memorial #1545 Welton Multi-cache

Hidden : 6/15/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


UK Mega 2021: Lincolnshire

Welton War Memorial

 

 


The memorial is made of Portland stone. The base is surmounted by a plinth. On top of this a soldier of the Lincolnshire regiment in full battle dress and cap with arms reversed. Inscription on the front face of the plinth and base.
To find this cache you need to study the memorial itself. On the list of the fallen, how many had surnames beginning with 'B'? This will give you 'A'. How many were called Arthur? This will give you 'B'. How many were called William? This will give you 'C'. How many letters are in Fred's surname? This will give you 'D'. How many letters are in Herman's surname? This will give you 'E'.

Using this information, calculate the location of the cache using: N53.18.A(D-C)(D-B) W000.28. (A+D)BA
You are looking for a film pot sized cache
 

 

 

***** 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)

Ybj qbja zntargvp

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)