EAST COWES
UKNIWM Ref: 21795
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Address
| Type: |
CROSS |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SZ 504 956 |
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| CROSS |
STONE - PORTLAND |
10FT |
|
|
GOOD |
Physical Description
ROUGH HEWN CELTIC CROSS ON SIMPLE UNWORKED BASE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
58 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
surname |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
29 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
surname |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
surname, forename |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
|
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
|---|
| UNVEILING |
MAJ GEN J E B SEELY |
| Role | Performed By |
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| DEDICATION |
BISHOP SUFFRAGAN OF SOUTHAMPTON |
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
Public |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS 25 DEC 1920; 15 NOV 1991; 13 NOV 1992; 19 NOV 1993. ALSO "THE STORY OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES, COWES, 1934"; "ST JAMES CHURCH EAST COWES 1833-1988" (1988) |
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| Photographs: |
Y |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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