Memorial

Rotherfield Greys Parish - Cross

Source: Copyright Julie Digby

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Current Location

Adjacent to road fork junction, approx. 670 metres north-west of village,, Rotherfield Greys Parish War Memorial, Greys Green, Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, RG9 4QD, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 72356 82830

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31622
Description: Four-stepped, chamfer-edged, octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal sectioned plinth with moulded top edges, eight-sided parallel column & cross. Incised inscription on sides of plinth. The whole memorial is surrounded by a small border garden, located on a grassed peninsula area adjacent to a forked road junction.
Inscription: TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / THANKS BE TO GOD WHICH GIVETH US THE VICTORY / ALSO 1939-1945 / (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,decorations
Order of names: surname

History

Maintenance History: 2024: 13 new names added to the memorial following Parish Council research

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown