Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Wight
Town
St Lawrence
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21848

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Current location

There is also a manuscript roll of honour giving the same names as those inscribed on this memorial. It is located within St Swithin's Church
St Lawrence's Church
Undercliff Drive
St Lawrence
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
PO38 1XJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 53747 76578
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A small plain cross with floriated ends and a Celtic style wheel, on a tapering plinth. The whole is set on a small cairn made of fieldstone. The dedication is written in black lettering.
Inscription
LEST WE FORGET/ IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF/ (Names)/ WHO WENT FROM THE UNDERCLIFF AND/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF/ ST LAWRENCE IN DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE BRAVE/ MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN AND WITH SINCERE SYMPATHY/ WITH THOSE WHO ARE LEFT TO MOURN THEIR LOSS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEN OF ST LAWRENCE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ AND IN MALAYA/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barfoot, G A
Black, D H
Bloomfield, E
Carpenter, H G
Findlay, M
Hatcher, H
Mcdougall, R
Russell, F M
Simpson, L
Thorne, E
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: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
(2003) CLEANED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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