Battle War Memorial

First World War memorial cross, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: constructed from pink polished granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is a carved Celtic cross with a tapering square shaft, set on a sloping square plinth on a stepped base; it stands approximately 3.5m tall. On the front, south-facing side of the plinth, inscribed into the stone, is the dedication TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF BATTLE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AD 1914-1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS, followed by the names of the 41 fallen soldiers. On the rear is the inscription 1939-1945 followed by a further 29 names.