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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wokingham
Town
Earley
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7818

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Current location

St Peters Churchyard
Church Road
Earley
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG6 1EY
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 74499 72156
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned plinth and a rectangular sectioned, tapering shaft with an integral wheel cross. Knotwork design on front face of wheel cross. Incised inscriptions on front and rear faces of plinth, war period incised on front face of shaft. All text and numerals infilled with black paint.
Inscription
Front face of shaft: 1914 / 1918 // Front face of plinth: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE / RECORDED IN THE CHURCH / THINE O LORD IS THE VICTORY // Rear face of plinth: WITH PROUD THANKSGIVING WE HERE / REMEMBER ALSO THE MEN OF EARLEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE / OF OUR FREEDOM DURING THE SECOND / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945. / LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED: YE / BELIEVE IN GOD, BELIEVE ALSO IN ME / IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS. / JOHN 14. 1. 2
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Broad, E
Dymore-brown, Hugh Patterson
Fulford, Edward
Hood, P F
Monger, E C
Stevens, H J
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4267 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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