Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wealden
- Town
- Five Ashes
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1988
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17283
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Current location
On the Village Green
War Memorial
Leeds Lane junction with A267
Five Ashes
Wealden
East Sussex
TN20 6JY
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 55820 24855
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Metal cross set on six steps, the lower two octagonal and the upper four square. A metal plaque is attached to the face of the first step with WW2 names.
- Inscription
- 1914 – 1918/ THE GREAT WAR/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ (Names) On plaque: WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names.)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baldock, L J
Beale, H M
Botting, W
Britt, P
Britt, S
Carter, H T
Carter, J H
Cornford, E
Dann, C S
Dann, H
See details for all 22 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname and forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- 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
- Five Ashes War Memorial
- WMO ID: 154069
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 22-10-2013]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1988: Erected to replace the original cross, which was destroyed during the storm of October 1987.
- 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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