Memorial
Croydon
Croydon War Memorial
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Current Location
Located on a grass-triangular shaped island at the junction of Church Lane and Hight Street, Church Lane, Croydon, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0DL, England
OS Grid Reference
TL 31622 49557
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 912
- Description
- Archiepiscopal Cross set on a square base and 3-tier base. Raised, black lettering. Lichen moss on base of step.
- Inscription
- TO/ THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ FROM THIS PARISH OF CROYDON/ SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS/ OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU, WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY/ OF YOUR DEAD THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES, THAT/ YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST/ ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP/ (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 16
- Died
- 16
- Information shown
- Forename, surname, regiment
- Order of names
- Alphabetically by surname
Components
- Memorial
Height: 5000mm
Width: 1000mm
Depth: 1000mm
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Good