Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Horsham
- Town
- Roffey
- County
- West Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Non-Specific Conflict
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 4 October 1919
Attended by: Lord Bishop of Chichester; Vicars of Roffey, Horsham and Colgate; Gertrude Smith; Colonel J Charteris, CMG, DSO (Commander of the Royal Engineers at Roffey Camp)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16676
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Current location
All Saints Church
B2195
Roffey
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4HF
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 19608 32201
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Hooded wooden calvary cross on a hexagonal stone plinth and base. The figure of Christ is sculpted from teak, and is screwed into an oak Latin cross. The base of the cross is reinforced with copper. Overhead is a separate piece of wood carved with the inscription I.N.R.I. The wooden canopy has a shaped gable to the front and stands on a hexagonal plinth and stepped base. The plinth is made of Yorkshire Stone with a chamfered upper edge. It bears the commemorative inscription. The upper section of the base, of Portland Stone, bears the names of the WWI fallen, carved into the stone. The lower section of the base, also of Portland Stone, is plain. The cross in within the churchyard.
- Inscription
- Plinth [Face 1]: IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF ROFFEY / WHO DIED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 / [Face 2]: GRANT THEM/ O LORD ETERNAL/ REST. AND LET/ LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM / [Face 3]: ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN & WOMEN/ OF ROFFEY WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ & ALL CONFLICTS SINCE [Face 6]: AT THE GOING/ DOWN OF THE/ SUN AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM / Upper section of base: (Names...)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, H J
Baker, A
Baker, E
Batchelor, W
Botting, E
Brooker, A
Brooker, A R
Card, J
Casswell, E D S
Chase, A
See details for all 45 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 45
Served and returned: 0
Died: 45
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Non-Specific Conflict
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height c. 4200mm
Materials: Wood, Copper - Plinth
Measurements: width c. 1200 mm
Materials: Stone - Yorkshire - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland - Canopy
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH
- WMO ID: 107248
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 31-03-2020]
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- History
- Nb: The comment re ease of reading relates to a 2018 report which notes that the names are carved into stone and are weathering.
- Costs
Memorial: £115
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- All Saints Church
- Reference
- Image at: thebignote.com/2014/05/24/roffey-war-memorial-2/ - accessed October 2020
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