Stratford-upon-Avon First World War Memorial

War memorial, unveiled in 1922.

MATERIALS: constructed of limestone.

DESCRIPTION: relocated in the Garden of Remembrance, the war memorial takes the form of a Cross of Sacrifice; the bronze longsword to its front face has been removed. The octagonal cross is mounted on a three-stage octagonal pedestal, itself set on a three-step octagonal base. To the front of the top stage of the pedestal is a bronze plaque with the inscription:

IN / GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / STRATFORD / UPON AVON / WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 1919 / BE WORTHY / OF THEIR SACRIFICE

The bronze plaques to the remaining seven sides of the pedestal list the names of the 235 men who died in the conflict. There is an additional bronze plaque to the second stage of the pedestal which is titled FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1920 and gives the names of 12 men and the date of their death.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 17 January 2017.