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    Memorial

    East Cowes

    Mark Newton 28 May 2016

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 28 May 2016

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    Current Location

    ST JAMES CHURCH, St James Close, East Cowes, Medina, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6PP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 50469 95603

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    21795
    Description
    ROUGH HEWN CELTIC CROSS ON SIMPLE UNWORKED BASE
    Inscription
    Front face of plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (WW2 Names) Two sides of plinth: (WW1 Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    60
    Died
    60
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    29
    Died
    29
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    Field Marshal Lord Gort

    Rededicated

    17 September 1950

    Brigadier S J L Hill

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 10FT


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464880

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a well-crafted, wheel-headed, First World War memorial with later Second World War inscriptions. Group value: * with the adjacent Church of St James, and its wall and gate piers, both listed at Grade II.

    • "East Cowes War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464880. Accessed 4 August 2024.