Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tendring
Town
Little Bromley
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22893

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Current location

Junction of Church Road
Shop Road and Bentley Road
Little Bromley
Tendring
Essex
CO11 2PP
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 09886 28147
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wheel cross of stone set on tapering plinth. Plinth bears two stone tablets with names and inscription. Plinth surmounts two-stepped stone base and is set on paved area at cross roads.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE WHO DIED FOR / US IN THE WAR 1914-1919/ REMEMBER O LORD THE BRAVE / AND TRUE, WHO DIED THE DEATH/ OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH/ THY SAINTS, IN GLORY EVERLASTING/ ALSO OF THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ (Names)/ IN REMEMBRANCE (ON HEAD OF CROSS): R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barton, R F
Chaplin, H M
Cole, G
Cooper, E S
Dove, W
Easdell, A G
Ellis, H
Forsdyke, W J
Frostick, J
Garrod, B A
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 2600MM, width C 1090MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2014 June: memorial restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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