Territorial Army War Memorial

The Territorial Army War Memorial is a Portland stone structure designed as a Celtic cross with an octagonal shaft, which stands on an octagonal pedestal and a moulded plinth. The original inscription on the front of the plinth has been covered by a stone tablet that reads: ‘TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ OUR COMRADES OF THE/ 7TH BATTALION/ THE ESSEX REGIMENT(T)/ AND THE/ 3RD EAST ANGLIAN/ FIELD AMBULANCE RAMC (T)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND OF THE/ 59TH (THE ESSEX REGIMENT)/ HAA ARTILLERY/ ROYAL ARTILLERY REGIMENT (TA)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ WE ARE THE DEAD./ TO YOU WITH FAILING HANDS/ WE THROW THE TORCH;/ BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH.’ Additionally, the sides of the plinth near the tablet and the base of the cross feature metal regimental badges representing the three regiments being commemorated.