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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rother
Town
Brightling
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16965

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Current location

St Thomas a Becket Church
The Street
Brightling
Rother
East Sussex
TN32 5HH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 68360 21000
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CROSS WHICH HAS ROSSETTES AT THE EXTREMITIES OF THE ARMS. WW1 INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH AND WW2 INSCRIPTION ON A BRONZE PLAQUE ON THE SHAFT
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: TO KEEP IN MIND/ THOSE WHO/ FROM THIS PLACE/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 3, 9 AND 12 O'CLOCK FACES: (NAMES) ON THE UPRIGHT: ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE FOUR MEN FROM THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - / 1945 (NAMES) (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allcorn, George
Baker, John
Booth, Frederick
Brett, William
Buss, Jesse
Carley, Edward
Chandler, Frederick
Chandler, William
Croft, Gilbert
Croft, Herbert
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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