Memorial

St Leonards Church

The Memorial Cross

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Current Location

Churchyard adjacent to Church Lane junction with Lexden Road., St Leonard's Church, Lexden Road, Lexden, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4BL, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 97130 25144

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 45621
Description: SLENDER STONE SHAFT SUPPORTING AN OPEN LANTERN OF DELICATE ARCHES AND PINNACLES SURMOUNTED BY A CROSS ISSUIGN FROM THE CROWN OF ST HELENA ON OCTAGONAL BASE AND BROAD PLATFORM OF FLAT KNAPPED FLINTS. MAIN PANELS AROUND THE SQUARE PLINTS CONTAIN NAMES OF THE FALLEN FROM WW1. ANGLE PANELS EACH BEAR A SHIELD, DEPICTING A CROSS, A CROWN, A WREATH AND A DOVE. NAMES OF THE FALLEN FROM WW2 ARE PROVIDED AROUND THE SIDES OF THE OCTAGONAL BASE.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face: THE / GLORIOUS / DEAD / 1914 - 1919. / 1939 - 1945. / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. // 9 o'clock plinth face: 1914 / (2 names) 1915 / (6 names) / 1916 / (4 names) // 12 o'clock plinth face: 1916 / (7 names) / 1917 / (6 names) // 3 o'clock plinth faces: 1917 / (3 names) / 1918 / (7 names) / 1919 / (3 names) // Base: (total of 32 names from WW2 on three sides of the base)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 38
Died: 38
Information shown: Year died, forename initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment, place of death, day and month of death
Order of names: Year died

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 32
Died: 32
Information shown: forename initials, surname, rank, year died, regiment
Order of names: year died

History

Maker(s): Messrs L J Watts Ltd. of Colchester, Builder
Mr Duncan W Clark (A.R.I.B.A.), Architect
Maintenance History: At a visit conducted in March 2024, many of the names on the memorial were difficult to read - records kept within the church, not available to the public, were used to confirm illegible inscription.

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