Memorial

Egerton - WW1 and WW2

Cross

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

In the churchyard., St James' Churchyard, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AJ, England

TQ 90795 47557

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 16318
Description: Base surmounted by a plinth, rough-hewn tapering shaft and stone wheel cross. Inscription in black lettering on plinth. Place for WW2 inscription has been cut out of the base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face: R.I.P. / TO THE UNDYING MEMORY / OF ALL WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE WAR 1914 - 1919 / (2 NAMES) / "YE THAT LIVE ON / 'MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN / REMEMBER US, / AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN." // 9 o'clock plinth face: (7 NAMES) // 3 o'clock plinth face: (9 NAMES) // 6 o'clock step face: 1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES) //

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Good

Base

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Good