Memorial

Wivenhoe

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9BJ, England

OS Grid Reference

TM 03883 21549

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 22425
Description: Plain Latin cross surmounting a tapering plinth and four stepped base, all in rough hewn granite. Inscription is in black lettering on the sides of the plinth. This is all enclosed within a polished grey-granite base of modern design and construction.
Inscription: West Face: IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF WIVENHOE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (48 names)/ "LEST WE FORGET" North Face: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (8 names) South Face: PTE JAMES HOUSTON/ KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/ KILLED: NORTHERN IRELAND 13.12.89.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 46
Died: 46
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename

History

Maintenance History: 1992: Cleaned and restored

Ceremonies

Unveiled

19th June 1921

LT COL T GIBBONS DSO

Conservation

Custodian: Town Council and Royal British Legion

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