Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Chichester
Town
Graffham
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th June 1921
    Attended by: Lieut.-General Sir Ivor Maxse, K.C.B., C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40139

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Current location

Junction south of the village inn.
Roadside
The Street
Graffham
Chichester
West Sussex
GU28 0QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 92997 17629
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
COLUMN SURMOUNTING A SQUARE PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED SQUARE BASE, SURMOUNTED BY AN ORB
Inscription
ERECTED BY/ SIR JAMES BUCHANAN BART/ OF LAVINGTON PARK/ AND THE INHABITANTS OF/ GRAFFHAM & EAST LAVINGTON/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE 25 MEN OF THESE PARISHES/ WHOSE NAMES ARE ENGRAVEN/ HEREON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918 FOR/ RIGHT FREEDOM AND HONOUR/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF/ THOSE 117 MEN WHO ALSO SERVED / & WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ IN THE PARISH CHURCH ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ "THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banting, S
Barrett, Herbert A
Boxall, Reginald
Bridger, Alfred
Brockhurst, James A
Clements, Albert
Cooper, Frank
Cooper, Richard C
Cooper, William H
Curtis, Geo E
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,forename
    Order of information: year died,rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2300MM, width 2300MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • 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
History
Sep 2007: Listed Grade 11
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Chichester Observer - Wednesday 15 June 1921 GRAFFHAM. The War Memorial. The war memorial will be unveiled on Sunday next, June 12th at 3 p.m., by Lieut.-General Sir Ivor Maxse, K.C.B. C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O. Twenty-five men from Graffham and Lavington gave their during the Great War.
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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