Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Babraham
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63

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Current location

Corner of Honeysuckle Lane
opposite The George pub
High Street
Babraham
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB22 3AG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 51334 50387
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wheel cross on a tapering shaft atop a plinth which stands on a two-stepped base, incised inscriptions and names on faces 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the plinth and top step. The whole stands within a limestone brick surround.
Inscription
Face 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ Face 2: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM./ Face 3: 1939 - 1945/ (Name) Face 4: LIVE THOUGH FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adeane, Harry
Crow, William
Day, George
Grainger, Thomas
Hills, Harry
Johnson, Arthur
Rash, William
Sargent, Bertram
Scotcher, Alfred
Seard, Frank
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank
    Order of information: Surname, forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1.5m, height 4m, width 1.5m
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish Council

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