Eakring War Memorial

The Eakring War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled and dedicated in 1919. It is made of granite and is prominently located on a large, sloping bank at the entrance to St Andrew's Church, which is listed as Grade II*, situated about 15 meters to the north-west of the church's north porch.

Standing approximately 2.5 meters high, the memorial features a Celtic wheel-head cross atop a shaft that tapers in rectangular section from a roughly-hewn trapezoidal plinth. The west (front) face of the wheel-head is adorned with interlaced ornamentation in low relief, while the polished cross shaft has three blind panels also raised in low relief. The plinth has polished, recessed panels on the north, south, and west sides that display lead inscriptions. The principal dedicatory inscription on the west face reads: 'ERECTED IN TOKEN OF / GRATITUDE TO GOD / FOR VICTORY AND TO THE / HONOUR OF THE MEN OF / EAKRING WHO SERVED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918', along with the names of the 12 men who died. The north face lists the names of five men who were wounded and eight men who served, while the south face contains the names of an additional 27 men who served.