Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Thurrock
- Town
- Little Thurrock, Grays
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45807
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Current location
Junction of Rectory Road and Chadwell Road known as Turps Corner
Little Thurrock
Grays
Thurrock
Essex
RM17 5SU
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 62589 78704
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TWO STEPPED CONCRETE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, THREE GRADUATE STEPS AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE PLINTH
- Inscription
- FRONT FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER/ FAITHFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) REAR FACE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alexander, A W H
Alexander, R H
Ansell, S H
Baker, C W
Blundell, W
Bowen, T
Bullock, H A
Bullock, W J
Clark, H H
Collins, T
See details for all 51 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 48
Served and returned: 0
Died: 48
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height C 2500MM
Materials: Stone - Portland - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Concrete
- 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
- History
- July- August 2018- extensively cleaned and restored and names recut; 2000: SOME OF THE LEAD LETTERING HAS FALLEN OFF AND SOME OF IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH PAINTED LETTERING. CONCRETE STEPS AHVE BEEN RECENTLY PATCHED.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Thurrock Council
- Reference
- Biographical details of the casualties- www.roll-of-honour.com/Essex/LittleThurrock.html
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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