Drayton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 2018. Memorial.
Drayton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Drayton War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes later additions for the Second World War. Following the First World War, there was a significant wave of public memorials erected across England to commemorate the immense loss of life, as many communities were deeply affected by the deaths of approximately three quarters of a million British soldiers. The memorial in Drayton serves as a lasting tribute to the local individuals who lost their lives during the First World War.
The inscription on the memorial reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ DRAYTON MEN/ WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ The epitaph reads 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS'/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE FALLEN/ 1939 – 1945 WAR."
The memorial is situated within a raised square enclosure made of knapped flint walling topped with shallow flat stone copings. This enclosure is positioned on the slope of the higher ground behind the memorial.
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