Memorial

Itchen Abbas Cross

Itchen Abbas memorial

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 7 July 2016

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Current Location

St John the Baptist Church, Village Street, Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1BJ, England

SU 53470 32757

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21874
Description: STONE CROSS WITH TAPERING SHAFT SURMOUNTS SQUARE STONE PLINTH. SHAFT OF CROSS HAS BLACK LETTERING ON TWO SIDES WITH INSCRIPTIONS AND NAMES.
Inscription: PRO DEO/ PRO REGE/ PRO PATRIA/ TO CHRISTOPHER BYRON SIMPSON/ CAPTAIN ROYAL FUSILIERS/ WHO FELL ON THE/ FIELD OF HONOUR IN FRANCE IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR OCTOBER 7TH 1916 AGED 22/ THIS CROSS IS DEDICATED/ AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE OTHERS OF THIS PARISH WHO ALSO MADE THE SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES ARE NOT FORGOTTEN./ THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH NOT HAVING RECEIVED THEIR PROMISES BUT HAVING SEEN THEM AFAR OFF WHEREFORE GOD IS NOT ASHAMED TO BE CALLED THEIR GOD FOR HE HATH PREPARED FOR THEM A CITY/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)

Cross

Height: C 4500MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown