Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Basingstoke
- Town
- Eastrop
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 27906
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Current location
ST MARYS CHURCH
Eastrop
Basingstoke
Hampshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 641 522
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERED PLINTH, TAPERED SHAFT AND PLAIN CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED IN RELIEF ON TOW SIDES OF THE PLINTH.
- Inscription
- SIDE ONE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HNOOURED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE MEN WERE A WALL UNTO US/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAT/ 1ST SAMUEL XXV.15-16 SIDE TWO: AND OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ 1939 - 9145/ FOR GOD, FOR KING, FOR HOME/ AND FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE/ WORLD
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baston, W E
Butt, W C
Fowle, W E
Holton, E J
Parsons, S
Plante, A G
Pounds, W
Simmons, F W
Simmons, P E M
Stratton, A B
See details for all 11 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 11
Died: 11
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname,rank,regiment - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 9
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,regiment
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 1100MM, width 1220MM
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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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