Memorial

St Mary Le Moor Church - WW1

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Current Location

St Mary Le Moor Church, Church Road, Cadmore End, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3PJ, England

SU 78390 92628

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Font or font cover
WMR Reference Number: 8322
Description: Hollow octagonal font cover with wooden base. Sides sweep up to a silver figure of a mother holding her child, representing the homes for which the men had fought. The mother is bareheaded with her hair loosely swept back in a bun. She wears an ankle-length loose fitting dress with v-shaped neck and wide sleeves pushed up to the elbow. She wears a three-quarter length clock over her dress. She looks down at the baby in her arms. The baby's right leg hangs down while the left hand is stretched up to hold onto the mother's dress. Two pairs of stout ring handles on each side to allow the lid to be lifted. Dedicatory inscription is incised around the base of the cover and the names are incised on six of the eight side panels. Two wreaths in bas relief encircle the top part of the cover. The upper wreath is of oak leaves and acorns whilst the lower wreath is of laurel leaves. Memorial was made from local materials.
Inscription: Around base of cover: TO THE MEN OF/ CADMORE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ OF 1914 - 1918 THEIR/ GRATEFUL VILLAGE/ DEDICATES THIS/ MEMORIAL Side panels: (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 9
Died: 9
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, location of death, age at death
Order of names: No order

Maker(s): Kathleen Shaw RHA, Artist
Costs: Unknown
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Kathleen Shaw gave her time for free and only charged for the materials she used. The silver and copper in the memorial came from thimbles, spoons, coins and other objects donated by parishioners and meltdown.