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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Chelmsford
- Town
- South Hanningfield
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 6th May 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 6th May 1920
Attended by: MAJ GEN F F JOHNSON CB CBE DL - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45620
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Church Lane
South Hanningfield
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8HW
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 74452 98058
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TWO STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY OCTAGONAL PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. CROWN OF THORNS CARVED ON THE ARMS OF THE CROSS
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: R.I.P. OTHER FACES: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Barker, Thomas
Humphreys, David
Humphreys, James
Martin, Harold
Mcquae, John
Moore, George
Neville, William
William King
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: date of death, forename, surname, place of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 290mm, height C 3600mm, width 290mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- South Hanningfield Cross
- WMO ID: 221576
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-12-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2000 - some of the lettering is beginning to weather and is becoming hard to read. 2022 - lettering has been restored to a very good condition and easy to read
- Costs
Memorial: £125
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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