Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Braintree
Town
Sible Hedingham
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20th March 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: March 1921
    Attended by: LT-GEN SIR CHARLES BRIGGS KCB, KCMG
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22289

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Current location

ST PETER'S CHURCH
Prayors Hill
Sible Hedingham
Braintree
Essex
CO9 3NT
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 77565 34347
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FLORIATED LATIN CROSS ON OCTAGONAL SHAFT, TAPING PLINTH AND THREE STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE
Inscription
(the inscription covers three sides of the octagonal shaft) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE/ (Names on steps)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names on steps)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alliston, L
Boreham, A
Boreham, B
Boreham, C H
Boreham, D S
Boreham, E J
Boreham, H
Boreham, H R
Boulton, H
Braine, W T C
See details for all 51 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 52
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 52
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename initials, surname,regiment
    Order of information: rank, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: height 1090mm, width 1840mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2570mm, width 90mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 650mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
BADLY IN NEED OF CLEANING ACCORDING TO FIELD WORK REPORT (1995). At site visit undertaken in October 2023 it was evident the memorial has been thoroughly cleaned
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference
  • Suffolk Free Press June 8 1944
  • A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SIBLE HEDINGHAM; BY ADRIAN CORDER-BIRCH
  • HALSTEAD GAZETTE AND TIMES 23 MARCH 1921; 24 JANUARY 1947; 23 SEPTEMBER 1949

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