Memorial

Lake

Cross

Source: Copyright Jill Cooke

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Current Location

A3055, Lake Hill & The Fairway, Lake, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO36 9HF, England

SZ 59019 83721

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21807
Description: Tall rough Celtic style wheel cross on tapering shaft and plinth and single step. The names are on the 6o'clock face of the plinth in black lettering and a carved sword on the front face of the shaft.
Inscription: West face: THE PEOPLE OF LAKE/ HAVE ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL IN HONOUR/ OF THE 210 LAKE MEN WHO SERVED/ THEIR COUNTRY BY LAND, SEA AND AIR/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1920 AND 1939 - 1945/ South face: O THE GLORY OF GOD WHO GIVETH US/ THE VICTORY AND IN MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" East face: "O RISEN LORD/ O SHEPHERD OF OUR DEAD./ WHOSE CROSS HAS BOUGHT THEM/ AND WHOSE STAFF HAS LED./ IN GLORIOUS HOPE, THEIR PROUD/ AND SORROWING LAND/ COMMITS HER CHILDREN/ TO THY GRACIOUS HAND North face on granite tablet: TO COMMEMORATE/ THE BRAVE MEN OF LAKE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING ACTIVE SERVICE IN/ WORLD WAR II 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ MALAYA 1948 – 1960/ (NAME)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: MEMORIAL AND HORSE TROUGH REUNITED IN 1998 WITH A WW2 PLAQUE ADDED IN 2000.