Memorial

Parishes of Great Braxted and Wickham Bishops

Main inscription

Source: Andrew Harris

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Current Location

At the Parish Boundary, At the junction between Kelvedon Road, Braxted Road and Tiptree Road, Braxted, Maldon, Essex, CM8 3HW, England

TL 84991 12691

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 45766
Description: A THREE STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY A SIX SIDED PILLAR, ORB AND SMALL CROSS. ALL THE INSCRIPTION IS FORMED IN BLACK UPPER CASE LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE STEPS. THE MEMORIAL IS SITED ON A GRASSED TRIANGULAR ISLAND AT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE THREE ROADS. A SMALL GARDEN HAS ALSO BEEN FORMED AROUND THE BASE OF THE MEMORIAL. MR AND MRS W WILSON OF HEATH COTTAGE, WICKHAMS BISHOP DONATED THE CROSS IN MEMORY OF THE THEIR SON LIEUTENANT CHARLES OSCAR WILSON 5TH ESSEX REGIMENT KILLED BEFORE GAZA 26.3.1917. THEY AGREED TO ALLOW THE NAMES OF OTHER SERVICEMEN KILLED IN THE WAR, TO HAVE THEIR NAMES INCLUDED.
Inscription: east face: TO THE HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF GT BRAXTED/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ (5 names) south face: TO THE HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF WICKHAM BISHOPS/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ (17 names) west face: TO THE MEMORY OF OUR SON/ CHARLES OSCAR WILSON/ LIEUT 5TH BATT ESSEX REGT/ KILLED IN ACTION BEFORE GAZA/ PALESTINE ON THE EVENING OF/ MARCH 26TH 1917 AGED 23/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIENDS/ ST JOHN CH 15 V13 north face: TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945/ (8 names)

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Mr and Mrs Wilson of Heath Cottage, Wickham Bishops
Maintenance History: 2001 Lettering recut - £200 grant from the War Memorials Trust and £1,500 from the local council. See following link for details - https://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=297