ARRETON

UKNIWM Ref: 21701

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ST GEORGES CHURCH ARRETON ISLE OF WIGHT ENGLAND

Type:	CROSS
Denomination:	CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref:	SZ 534 867

Inscription

(TOP) PRO PATRIA
(WEST) IN MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF ARRETON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918
(NORTH) (NAMES) (EAST) (NAMES) (SOUTH) (NAMES)
(BASE) AND THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 45

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
CROSS	STONE				GOOD

Physical Description

TALL FLORIATED LATIN CROSS WITH SHIELD IN THE CENTRE OF THE CROSS PIECE. ON HEXAGONAL PLINTH AND THREE STEPPED BASE

FLORIATED PATTERN AND SHIELD CONTAINING "PRO PATRIA" IN CENTRE OF CROSS PIECE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	29
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	rank, regiment, decorations
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	SECOND WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	4
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	surname
What information is listed on the memorial?	surname, regiment
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?	PARISH COUNCIL
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	25TH MAY 1920

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	BISHOP SUFFRAGAN OF SOUTHAMPTON

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	No
Cost of Site:	#216 2S 3D
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
MR FRANK COOPER	SCULPTOR
MR C H BUTT	BUILDER

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Press Cuttings:	1