Historic England, details re Grade II listing on 9/12/2014 records: 'History: The war memorial, in remembrance of local men lost in both world wars, was unveiled on 25 March 1951 with a dedication by the rector, the Revd CHB Watson. It replaced a timber cross dedicated on 16 October 1949; on the same date in 1949 a memorial window was dedicated in All Hallows’ church. Details: War memorial, unveiled in 1951. Standing c.1.25m high, the memorial was based on St Columb’s Cross (in St Columb Major, Cornwall), where the granite for the memorial was quarried and it was carved. It comprises a Celtic wheel-head cross on a short shaft rising from a roughly-finished tapering plinth. A panel on the front has the lead-letter inscription: 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN. No names are given'. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1421762?section=official-list-entry

Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project: 'On October 16th 1949, the same day that the War Memorial window was dedicated, a new Garden of Remembrance was dedicated. Wreaths were laid by relatives and official representatives. The Last Post and Reveille was sounded by trumpeters of the Royal Horse Artillery. The section of the graveyard chosen had no burials recorded and although off the main path, had easy access from the gate and church. The grass was cut, and a wooden cross of the same pattern as those of the War Graves Commission, was set in a concrete bed. The cross was made by Mr F. Murfin. In 1951 this was replaced by a grey granite Celtic Cross, quarried and carved in Cornwall, a replica of the famous 1,000 year old St Columba's [sic] Cross... The work was made possible by an anonymous donor, who lost relatives in the two wars and who formerly resided at Ordsall. A churchyard service was held on Easter Day – when according to custom, the names of those buried in the churchyard during the past year was read. At the same time the Garden of Remembrance to the Fallen was declared complete, and prayers of remembrance, and dedication was offered'. https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/ordsall/hwarmem.php

Bassetlaw District Council: Outdoor War Memorials Survey, Prepared by the Conservation Team May 2014 (Updated November 2015), page 9; quotes sources re placement of wooden and later stone cross as Retford Times 21/10/1949 and 23/3/1951 respectively. https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/media/1231/bassetlaw-outdoor-war-memorials-survey-2015-update.pdf

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/205679/