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    Memorial

    Eardisland - WW1 and WW2, Cross

    Cross

    Source: David Lovell

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    Current Location

    Village Green, Eardisland, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9BW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SO 41948 58628

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    33136
    Description
    TALL, PLAIN, LATIN CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH AND OCTAGONAL FOUR STEPPED BASE. STONE VASE WITH INCISED LATIN CROSS ON SECOND STEP DOWN. COMMEMORATION AND NAMES ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face of plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LASTING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ EARDISLAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR FOR HUMANITY/ AGAINST GERMANY AND HER ALLIES/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945 (Name) 3 and 9 o'clock faces: (Names) Metal plaque on base of cross shaft: THE MEMORIAL WAS REDEDICATED ON 7 MAY 1995/ COMMEMORATING FIFTY YEARS OF PEACE IN WESTERN EUROPE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    13
    Died
    13
    Information shown
    surname, rank, year died, regiment, forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Additional Information
    These men are also listed on IWM 33139
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    rank, year died, regiment, forename
    Order of names
    year died

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1462190

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * it is 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: * it is a well-crafted war memorial in the form of a Latin cross. Group value: * it has group value with a number of Grade II listed buildings in the village.

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    249059

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    • "Eardisland War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1462190. Accessed 18 August 2024.
    • Eardisland Memorials Walks, https://www.eardislandmemorialwalks.org.uk/our-fallen/, accessed 31st July, 2025