Memorial

Hailsham

Hailsham War Memorial

Source: Copyright John Miller

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Current Location

Market Square, War Memorial, High Street, Hailsham, Wealden, East Sussex, BN27 1BG, England

TQ 59095 09546

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17242
Description: A wheel cross made of stone is decorated with a Celtic-style carving done in relief on the head and down the shaft. The cross is set on a stone plinth with tablets on its faces which are inscribed with the names of the fallen from WW1; the lettering is infilled with black paint. The whole memorial is set on a three-stepped base. There is an added tablet that is angled against the front face of the plinth held up by a low metal surround. This has the names and dedication to those who fell in WW2 inscribed and also infilled with black paint.
Inscription: (ON PLINTH):1914/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ 1919/ THE MEN OF HAILSHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES) (ON ADDITIONAL STONE): 1939 1945/ OUR GRATITUDE IS/ GIVEN ALSO TO THOSE BRAVE /SONS OF HAILSHAM WHO DIED/ TO VINDICATE THE SACRIFICE OF THEIR FATHERS/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (NAMES)

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good