Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Horsham
Town
Thakeham
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16706

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Current location

By the path to the church.
St Mary's Church
Cray's Lane
Thakeham
Horsham
West Sussex
RH20 3ER
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 10987 17301
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY A PLNITH, SHAFT AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH A FURTHER CROSS IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE MAIN CROSS
Inscription
SOUTH SIDE OF PLINTH: In the Memory of the Men of this Parish / Who gave their lives for King and Country / in the Great War 1914 - 1918 // (names) //We lie dead in many lands so that You may live here in peace. EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE PLINTH: And in the World war / 1939 - 1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blunt, Ernest
Cherryman, Raymond
Clayton, Sidney
Cudby, James William
Cudby, Walter
Goode, Archibald
Goode, Lynton
Laker, Harold
Main, Thomas George
Nicholls, Frank
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname,regiment,
    Order of information: surname,
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname,regiment,
    Order of information: surname,
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 12FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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