Unveiled on
10 June 1920 Great Ponton war memorial consists of a square obelisk of
Cornish granite on a plinth of the same material. Engraving of a laurel wreath
on the lower part of the obelisk above the years of the First World War. All
lettering is leaded and on the front face of the monument. The main dedication
and WW1 names are on the plinth while WW2 names on the front face of the base.
It stands on concrete foundations.
Great Ponton is an English village and civil
parish in the South
Kesteven district of Lincolnshire,
3 miles (5 km) south of Grantham on
the A1 trunk road,
which bisects the village. The tower of the parish church is a roadside
landmark. The 2001 census recorded a population
of 333, of whom all were of white ethnic origin and 87 per cent described
themselves as Christian. The average age was 40. The population of the
civil parish had risen to 379 at the 2011 census. It was estimated at 369
in 2019.
Among the graves here are
PRIVATE FRED GIBSON MUSSON
Service Number: 40831
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Manchester Regiment
4th Bn.
Date of Death
Died 18 November 1918
Age 21 years old
Son of Mrs Musson of Great Ponton
And of
SERJEANT RICHARD LAMB
Service Number: 4802687
Regiment & Unit/Ship
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Date of Death
Died 28 November 1942
Age 36 years old
He was the son of Joseph and Sarah Lamb. He left a widow, Mary Mabel Short Lamb, of Eyemouth, Berwickshire. He died at Grantham, Lincs
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