Hockwold cum Wilton War Memorial

First World War memorial with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Hockwold cum Wilton war memorial is located in the churchyard to the south-west of the entrance to the Church of St James (Grade I-listed); there are also several Grade II-listed memorials and monuments within the churchyard.

The war memorial is of polished, grey granite and takes the form of an obelisk rising from a two-tiered, chamfered, square plinth upon a single-stepped, chamfered, square base. The whole surmounts a narrow, square platform.

The north face of the obelisk carries the dates 1914/ 1919 within a wreath. The principal inscription is directly below to the upper tier of the plinth and reads THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES/ AND DIED/ IN THE GREAT WAR. Underneath, to the lower tier of the plinth are the words "THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIFE/ EVEN UNTO DEATH" REV. XII 4.

Twenty-two names of the dead from the First World War are on the east and west faces of the upper tier of the plinth. The 23rd name is on the south face, below which is the Second World War dedication, the dates 1939/ 1945 within a wreath. The names of the three dead from this conflict are listed below on the lower tier of the plinth.

All lettering and wreath designs are incised and painted gold.