Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Colchester
Town
Wivenhoe
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19th June 1921
    Attended by: LT COL T GIBBONS DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22425

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
High Street
Wivenhoe
Colchester
Essex
CO7 9BJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 03883 21549
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plain Latin cross surmounting a tapering plinth and four stepped base, all in rough hewn granite. Inscription is in black lettering on the sides of the plinth. This is all enclosed within a polished grey-granite base of modern design and construction.
Inscription
West Face: IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF WIVENHOE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (48 names)/ "LEST WE FORGET" North Face: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (8 names) South Face: PTE JAMES HOUSTON/ KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/ KILLED: NORTHERN IRELAND 13.12.89.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ayre, Alexander
Baker, Albert
Baker, Ernest
Baker, Thomas
Barlow, John
Barr, Edgar
Bartlett, George A
Beckwith, Thomas
Bell, Robert
Canham, Charles
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 2410mm, height 3350mm, width 2410mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished, Granite - Aberdeen
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH
  • 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
1992: Cleaned and restored
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Town Council and Royal British Legion
Reference

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