United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials
Supported By The Imperial War Museum

ST LAWRENCES PARISHIONERS - WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 21848

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Address

ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
ST LAWRENCE
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND
 
Type: CROSS
Denomination: CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref: SZ 536 767

Inscription

LEST WE FORGET/ IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO WENT FROM THE UNDERCLIFF AND/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF/ ST LAWRENCE IN DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE BRAVE/ MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN AND WITH SINCERE SYMPATHY/ WITH THOSE WHO ARE LEFT TO MOURN THEIR LOSS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF ST LAWRENCE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ AND IN MALAYA/ (NAME)

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
CROSS STONE       GOOD

Physical Description

SMALL PLAIN CROSS WITH FLORIATED ENDS AND CELTIC STYLE WHEEL, ON TAPERING PLINTH. SET ON SMALL CAIRN MADE OF FIELDSTONE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 12
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? surname
What information is listed on the memorial? surname
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 7
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? surname
What information is listed on the memorial? surname
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No
War MALAYAN EMERGENCY
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 1
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? None
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?

Maintenance History:

(2003) CLEANED

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorship

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

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

TYPED COPY OF A NEWSPAPER EXTRACT

Comments:  
Photographs: None
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: F
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No