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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Sutton
- Town
- Benhilton
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Messrs Harry Hems & Sons (Mason)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: C1920
Attended by: Unknown
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12540
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Current location
South west corner of church
All Saints Church
All Saints Road
Benhilton
Sutton
Greater London
SM1 3DA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 25846 65271
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Concrete base surmounted by two stepped octagonal base, plinth, tapering shaft and gabled stone Calvary. Inscription and names on three sides of the plinth.
- Inscription
- SOUTHWEST FACE: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FROM/ THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ FOR ALL LIVE UNTO THEE/ (LUKE 20 Verse 38) NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Anscomb, George
Benfield, Frank
Brown, Frank
Brown, Harry
Bryant, Edward
Bryant, Harry
Bryant
Chennery, Julian
Chilvers, John
Clover, Samuel
See details for all 53 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 53
Served and returned: 0
Died: 53
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height c4960mm, width 1830mm
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Benhilton War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Benhilton
- WMO ID: 253528
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 14-02-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2012: Names weathered and difficult to read. 2020: Figure of Christ on the cross and inscription is badly eroded. Some of the inscription is now impossible to read (April 2020)
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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