Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Braintree
Town
Rayne
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1920
    Attended by: unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22280

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Current location

Memorial located on village green
Shalford Road
Rayne
Braintree
Essex
CM77 6BT
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 73132 22808
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Plain Latin cross on octagonal column, plinth and three stepped base
Inscription
(uppermost) TO THE/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (7 names) (beneath) TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (33 names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, James
Baker, Peter
Barnard, George
Boreham, Leslie
Brock, Charles
Brock, Herbert
Capper, Thompson
Chadwick, Percy
Channell, Alec
Chapman, Douglas
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    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
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 3600mm, width C 1500 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Rayne 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
History
2010: recently been renovated. 2 names to be added to the WW2 names and a spelling mistake to be fixed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Geograph www.geograph.org.uk/photo/865841 - Use this link for biographies of the soldiers listed on the Rayne memorial, including: CWGC number, personal information, memorial/grave, theatre of war and other.
  • www.allsaintsrayne.org.uk/Home/war-memorial - Use the above link for biographies of the soldiers listed on the Rayne memorial, including: CWGC number, personal information, memorial/grave, theatre of war and other.
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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