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. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- 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
- 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height c 6000mm, width c 2500mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- 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
- Condition
- Terling
- WMO ID: 101719
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-02-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Terling Parish Council
- Reference
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