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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Medina
Town
East Cowes
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25th December 1920
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Southampton
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th December 1920
    Attended by: MAJ GEN J E B SEELY
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21795

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Current location

19
ST JAMES CHURCH
St James Close
East Cowes
Medina
Isle Of Wight
PO32 6PP
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 50469 95603
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ROUGH HEWN CELTIC CROSS ON SIMPLE UNWORKED BASE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Childs, Frank James
Deacon, George
Denham, Herbert Smith
Dickerson, Charles Henry
Dickinson, Alexander
Dickinson, Edgar
Dowden, Frank James
Fry, Arthur Ernest
Fryer, Charles Frederick
Goddard, Frederick Walter
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 58
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 58
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 10FT
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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