Memorial

Shinfield

Shinfield Parish War Memorial

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Current Location

near car park on School Green, opposite Chestnut Crescent, Off School Green, Shinfield, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG2 9EH, England

SU 73352 67789

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 9092
Description: Small floriated cross with wheel on flat topped pillar, square double plinth and two-stepped square base. Commemoration and names of war dead of WW1 and WW2 are inscribed on sections of the plinth. The cross is placed on a base of flagstones and enclosed within low-level iron railings. A flagpole is erected alongside.
Inscription: [Upper section of plinth]:IN/ GRATEFUL AND LASTING MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SO NOBLY MADE THE/ GREAT SACRIFICE/ IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF SHINFIELD/ (Names...)/ [Lower section of plinth]: ALSO IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SHINFIELD/ WHO DIED FOR US IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names...)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Original cross believed to have been constructed after public subscription.
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Original site (cemetery) given by A C Cobham of Shinfield Manor
Maintenance History: As part of the project to re-site the memorial in 2000, the stonework was cleaned and, where necessary, lettering re-cut on the 1914-1918 names. A newly inscribed tablet has been added to the plinth to include the names of the 1939-1945 war dead, to replace the original tablet that used to be laid against the foot of the memorial when in its old location. The cross has been enclosed within iron railings and a flagpole positioned alongside.