Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Braintree
Town
Terling
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 March 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries including Dowager Lady Rayleigh with an address by the Hon C H Strutt
  • Dedicated
    Date: 27 March 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries, including the Rev Canon Galpin.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22378

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Current location

The memorial is located at the roadside on the southern side of Church Road and just north of All Saints Church
Church Green
Church Road
Terling
Braintree
Essex
CM3 2PQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 77271 14853
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tall Latin cross, with a carved Sword of Sacrifice, surmounted on an octagonal plinth and two-stepped octagonal base. The memorial is made of Portland stone. There is a small chainlink fence with posts around the memorial. All inscription is incised and formed with black upper case lettering on all eight sides of the plinth.
Inscription
Face 1 -TO THE HONOUR OF THE/ MEN OF TERLING/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE/ MEMORY BY THEIR GRATEFUL/ FELLOW PARISHIONERS AND/ FRIENDS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Faces 2,4, 5 and 6- [23 names from WW1] Faces 3 and 7-1939-1945/[9 names] Face 8 - MAY THEY/ REST/ IN PEACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alcar, Ernie
Aves, Charles H
Aves, Fred
Cuthbert, Gerald I
Cuthbert, Sidney J
Easter, Trevor H
Eve, Thomas W
Green, Frederick
Gunn, Frederick A
Harrington, Percy
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename / forename initials, rank
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename / forename initials, rank
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 6000mm, width c 2500mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Terling War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Terling Parish Council
Reference

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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