Memorial

All Saints Church Shipdham

Source: Copyright Paul Lester

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Current Location

Opposite the church south entrance door, All Saints Churchyard, Church Close, Shipdham, Breckland, Norfolk, IP25 7LX, England

TF 95793 07338

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 19864
Description: Rough hewn Celtic cross with knotwork on arms and Crown of Victory at centre, standing on a three step octagonal base. Dedication and names on 6 of the tier faces in leaded lettering. The whole is surrounded by 8 stone pillars and a partial chain link fence. In front of face 1 there is an incised slab dedicated to V.C. winner Lance Corporal Arthur Cross.
Inscription: Face 1 top tier: "THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE"/ Face 1 middle tier: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SHIPHDAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919./ Face 1 bottom tier: (Names WW1)/ Face 1 V.C. slab: LANCE CORPORAL/ ARTHUR CROSS/ MACHINE GUN CORPS/ 22ND-25TH MATCH 1918 Face 2 middle tier: (Names WW1)/ Face 2 bottom tier: (Names WW1/ Face 4 middle tier: (Names WW2)/ Face 5 top tier: TO THE FALLEN/ 8TH BOMBER/ COMMAND/ U.S.A.A.F./ Face 5 middle tier: 1939-1945/ (Names WW2)/ Face 6 middle tier: (Names WW2)/ Face 8 middle tier: (Names WW1)/ Face 8 bottom tier: (Names WW1/

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: Surname, forename,
Order of names: Surname, forename,
Additional Information: Two additional names were added when the memorial was refurbished in the 2000's

Maker(s): Messrs Harry Hems & Sons, Exeter, Sculptor
Costs: £170
Maintenance History: 2000's - 2 further WW2 names were added when remedial work for subsidence was carried out on the memorial by Perfitt’s of Diss