Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Horsham
Town
Warnham
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26th September 1920
    Attended by: Mr. C. J. Lucas J.P.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26th September 1948
    Attended by: Canon, F. S. Farebrother, Vicar
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26th September 1948
    Attended by: Bishop Hordern, former Bishop of Lewes
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26th September 1920
    Attended by: Preb. R. Bowcott, Vicar
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16742

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Current location

In a bay built into church wall
St Margaret's Church
Church Street
Warnham
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 3QL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 15865 33668
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two-stepped base surmounted by plinth and stone Cross. Whole is set into bay in the wall. Inscription on the plinth. WW2 names are on two tablets set into the wall behind the cross. Two benches flank the Cross. A second clock face was also added to church tower at the same time as the WW2 tablets as a memorial.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN ETERNAL HONOUR AND PRAISE AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF WARNHAM'S GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914 / 1919 // 9 o'clock face: 1915 / (6 NAMES) / 1916 / (6 NAMES) // 3 o'clock face: 1917 / (6 NAMES) / 1918 / (6 NAMES) / 1919 / (1 NAME) / 1914 / (1 NAME) // Wall tablet 1: 1914-1918 (6 NAMES) // Wall tablet 2: 1914-1918 (6 NAMES) // Wall tablet 3: 1939-1945 (8 NAMES) // Wall tablet 4: 1939-1945 (8 NAMES) // Wall tablet 5: FUNDING FOR THE / RENOVATION OF THE WAR / MEMORIAL CAME FROM THE / HODGSON FAMILY BEQUEST / 2014 AUGUST // Wall plaque: THIS WALL WAS REBUILT IN 1988 / IN MEMORY OF MOLLY GREGSON / OF ENDS PLACE WHO LOVED WARNHAM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bates, William C. H.
Bennett, Albert Henry
Blackwell, Alfred
Bowles, William Ernest
Branch, D. T.
Branch, D. T.
Branch, F. J. J.
Branch, F. J. J.
Burchell, Thomas William
Burchett, Cecil
See details for all 68 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, honours, unit or service
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Year died, rank, forenames, surname, honours, regiment
    Order of information: Year died
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 20ft
    Materials: Stone - Yorkshire
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: A second clock face was added to the church tower at the same time as the WW2 tablet. War Memorial renovated in August 2014 using bequest from Hodgson family.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Sussex Archaeology Collections - Volume 139 2001 - page 210
  • West Sussex County Times - Saturday 02 October 1920 Warnham. War Memorial.
  • West Sussex County Times - Saturday 09 October 1920 Unveiling of Warnham's War Memorial. An impressive service.
  • West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 30 September 1948 Warnham War Memorial Ceremony

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