Ascot War Memorial

The tall Portland stone memorial stands on the High Street outside the entrance to Ascot Racecourse Stables. It consists of a blind wheel-head cross with an octagonal shaft and moulded foot, standing on a base. The base comprises an octagonal drum with a shallow circular head. The base stands on a chamfered octagonal plinth, which is raised on a low octagonal step.

The inscription THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE is carved in relief around an arc of the circular head of the base, with a blank scroll filling the remaining space. The principal dedicatory inscription, on the front face of the base, reads TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ ASCOT WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ +1914-1919+. First World War names are recorded on the base’s other faces. The Second World War names, with the dedication ALSO/ TO THOSE WHO DIED/ +1939-1945+, are recorded on the chamfered plinth.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 June 2017.