Creeting St Mary War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Creeting St Mary War Memorial is located in the churchyard, to the south of the Church of St Mary (Grade II*-listed).

The memorial is of Cornish granite and comprises a tall, wheel-head cross with a tapering shaft; the cross and shaft are inset to the north face and the cross-head has a raised circular boss at its centre. The shaft rises from a four-sided, tapering plinth, which surmounts a single-step chamfered base.

The plinth carries the inscriptions and names in leaded lettering. The main inscription is to the north face of the plinth and reads, TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ CHURCH AND PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1919/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”. The names of the 16 servicemen who died in the conflict are recorded on the east and west faces of the plinth, eight to each face.

The Second World War dedication is to the south face and reads, ALSO OF/ THE FOLLOWING WHO FELL/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 (4 NAMES).

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, 27 February 2018.