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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Brentwood
- Town
- Shenfield
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45570
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Current location
Next to South Porch entrance
St. Mary the Virgin Church
Hall Lane
Shenfield
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 9AL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 60568 95120
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Courage Playing Fields
Shenfield Road/Chelmsford Road/Hutton Road junction
Shenfield
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8RG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 60743 95032
Denomination: Undefined
- Courage Playing Fields
- Description
- Plain Latin cross of wood with names carved into shaft below an inscription carved across horizontal section of cross. The letters I.N.R.I. are set within a crown of thorns carved at the top of the cross. The cross is mounted between two metal supporting plates with two plaques with the two World War dates set in brickwork at the base of the cross.
- Inscription
- Cross: DO THIS/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME/ (Names...)/ R.I.P./ (Names...) Plaques: 1914-1918/ 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Agastina, Fred
Aldous, Edward J
Bassam, Percy E
Bates, Elsie M.
Bittles, Leslie V
Bright, Herbert
Burton, John
Cole, Gilbert
Cross, Geo. M.
Cross, Percy
See details for all 43 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 27
Served and returned: 0
Died: 27
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: height 100mm, width 400mm
Materials: Metal - Cross
Measurements: height 2980mm, width 1350mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaques
- 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 - Responsibility
- St. Mary the Virgin Church
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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