Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Epping Forest
Town
Moreton
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22476

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Road
Moreton
Epping Forest
Essex
CM5 0JD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 53742 07038
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHEEL CROSS OF ROUGH-HEWN STONE. CELTIC DESIGN ON HEAD OF CROSS. CROSS SURMOUNTS TAPERING PLINTH WHICH BEARS NAMES AND INSCRIPTION. WHOLS STANDS ON TWO-STEPPED STONE BASE.
Inscription
TO/ THE GLORY/ OF/ GOD/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN /OF THE PARISH OF/ MORETON/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS 1914-1919/ AND 1939-1945/ THE TUMULT AND THE SHOUTING DIES,/ THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS DEPART,/ STILL STANDS THINE ANCIENT SACRIFICE,/ AN HUMBLE AND CONTRITE HEART./ LORD GOD OF HOSTS, BE WITH US YET,/ LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aley, W H
Bolden, W
Bolden, W A
Cheek, V G
Clayden, E F
Goode, J D
Judd, C
Matthews, R E
Mayes, P
Nash, C W
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    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
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth C 1500mm, height C 3000mm, width C 1500mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference
  • STAND TO! p22/No 97, May 2013 Published:WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION In article pp 19-23: "Lest We Forget" The Mis-remembered Men of Two Eassex Villages by John Sly

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