Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Basingstoke
Town
Monk Sherborne
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1923
    Attended by: Rev G H Woolley VC OBE MC MA
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21199

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Current location

Monk Sherborne Rd
Monk Sherborne
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG26 5HR
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 600 560
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WHEEL CROSS WITH CELTIC-STYLE CARVINGS STANDS ON TAPERING STONE SHAFT. SHAFT BEARS CARVED NAMES. CROSS SURMOUNTS TAPERING STONE PLINTH. WHOLE SURROUNDED BY FENCE AT ROAD SIDE
Inscription
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bond, Frank
Cresswell, Seymour
Duckett, Arthur
Englefield, Albert
Monger, Charlie
Monger, Osmund John
Nash, William
Williams, Harold
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 8
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 4
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth C 1000MM, height C 2400MM, width C 1000MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Monk Sherborne 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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