- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 37486
- Description
- Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth, capstone, square base forming into tapering octagonal sectioned column, decorative collar and floriated wheel-like botonee cross. Small bronze laurel wreath with raised lettering, at base of column. Main inscriptions are incised & infilled with black paint, on inset panels around sides of plinth. An angled wedge-shaped tablet is positioned on the upper step, with further incised and infilled inscriptions.
The whole granite-built memorial stands within an elevated roadside paved garden area, enclosed on three sides by a hedge, the fourth side being a low stone wall topped by a decorative metal fence and an access gate from the pavement.
- Inscription
- Face 1 plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN REVERENT AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SAPCOTE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS./ 1914 - 1919 1939 - 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND./
Face 1 tablet: (Names)/
Face 2 plinth: (Names)/
Face 4 plinth: (Names)
