Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 4/6/1920 reported:
'STEBBING'S SACRIFICE. The war memorial to the twenty officers and men from Stebbing who gave their lives in the Great War was unveiled and dedicated on Sunday in the presence of about 500 people. The memorial, a handsome Cornish granite cross, 11 feet in height, bearing on the base the names of the fallen, is erected in a commanding position at the south end of the village and close to the Church. Prior to the ceremony a half-muffled peal was rung on the church bells. Volunteers and Special Constables assembled at the Council Schools, and proceeded to the memorial under Captain Floyd. The special service was taken jointly by the Vicar, the Rev. W. W. Judges, and the Congregational minister, the Rev. James Mogg. The unveiling was performed by Captain Percy Holt, of Porters Hall. The Vicar read out the names of the fallen as follows:—Arthur F. Allerton, Herbert Banks, Frederick Barker, Sidney Barker, Ernest G. Bush, Harry Butler, Victor A. Butler, George W. Byford, Spencer O. V. Byford, Oliver Canning, Albert E. Chapman, Thomas Crow, Edward H. Emery, Martin G. Gordon, H. Wilfred Holt, George Owers, Walter Patient, Bertrand J. Porter, Frederick W. Watts, Edgar A. Yeldham. The " last Post" was sounded by Boy Scouts, and the proceedings closed with the National Anthem. Wreaths were then placed at the base of the monument. In the evening a special memorial service was held in the Church, an impressive sermon being preached by the Vicar from the words, "These all died in faith." The collection, in aid of new choir stalls as a peace offering, amounted to £3 0s 6d. From the parish of Stebbing 116 men joined up out of a population of about 1,000'.
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