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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Semer

    Semer Cross

    Source: Copyright Kim Smith

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    Current Location

    Semer Church, Church Lane, Semer, Babergh, Suffolk, IP7 6JB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 99895 46789

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    4476
    Description
    Celtic wheel cross on a pedestal and single stepped square base.
    Inscription
    6 o' clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF SEMER/ WHO LOYALLY AND FAITHFULLY/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED/ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ AND I WILL GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE 9 o' clock face: (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: OH THE BEAUTY O THE GLADNESS/ OF THAT RESURRECTION DAY/ WHICH SHALL NOT THROUGH ENDLESS AGES/ PASS AWAY/ TO THAT BRIGHTEST OF ALL MEETINGS/ BRING US JESUS CHRIST AT LAST/ BY THE CROSS THROUGH DEATH AND JUDGEMENT/ HOLDING FAST
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    Surname, forename, regiment
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    Custodian
    PCC

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2439mm

    Width: 864mm

    Depth: 686mm


    Made from: Stone - Clipsham


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1470258

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a well-executed stone cross. Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War. Group value: * with the Church of All Saints (Grade II).

    • East Anglian Daily Times 30 June 1920
    • "Semer War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1470258. Accessed 8 August 2024.