Memorial

Great Warley War Memorial - WW1 and WW2

Great Warley - WW1 and WW2

Source: Copyright Francis Mullan

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Current Location

On the junction of Great Warley Street and Warley Road., Village Green, Great Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3JE, England

TQ 583906

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 65494
Description: Cross with a carved sword on the front face. Mounted on an octagonal plinth and four step octagonal base. The names of those who died in WW1 are inscribed on four of the faces of the plinth. The North face of the plinth holds the main inscription. The horizontal surface of the top octagonal step has the names of those who died in WW2.
Inscription: North face: 1914 - 1918/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FIGHTING FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD/ PASSED THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH/AND HAVE REACHED THE LIFE BEYOND./ South face: LEST WE FORGET. Top step: 1939 (Names) 1945

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Evelyn Heseltine 1920
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Sponsored by Mr Evelyn Heseltine c1920
Maintenance History: 1920: Originally commissioned by Evelyn Heseltine at the end of 1920.

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good