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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Freshwater

    c Geoff Allan Freshwater All Saints WWII

    Source: Copyright Geoff Allan

    1/22

    Current Location

    All Saints Church, Church Place, Freshwater, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO40 9BP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 34684 87305

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-40749

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    40749
    Description
    Octagonal cross on a square plinth and three stepped base, modelled on a Blomfield Cross. Square tablet with WWII names set into ground at foot of cross. Site visit October 2025, WWII names have been added on tablets attached to the top step.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND IN/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    80
    Died
    80
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    33
    Died
    33
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of names
    surname
    Maintenance History
    SOME BIOLOGICAL GROWTH ON BASE OBSCURING NAMES (FEB 1997) April 2008: 8 more names revealed after cleaning i.e., 87 names September 2025: all names visible and legible 80 WW1, 33 WW2
    Custodian
    2006 - APPLIED FOR GRANT FROM WAR MEMORIALS TRUST

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1292671

    • 13 NOV 1920; NOV 1993; 17 NOV 1995 (EXTRACTS RELATE TO REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES ONLY)
    • FRE001
  • "War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard at All Saints' Church." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1292671?section=official-list-entry. Accessed 14 November 2025.