War memorial cross at The King's School, Canterbury

The Clipsham stone memorial cross is located on the southern side of the Memorial Court at The King's School in Canterbury, near the Grade I-listed Norman Staircase. This memorial stands approximately 7 meters tall and features an octagonal shaft that rests on a plinth and a three-stepped octagonal base. The school badge is carved into the head of the cross on the south-west side, while a reversed sword is depicted on the north-east side.

The drum-like plinth, which is also octagonal in shape, has a shallow circular top. An inscription carved in relief around this circular head reads, "LORD GOD OF HOSTS BE WITH US YET, LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET." Additional inscriptions on the base state, "OUR HELP/ STANDETH/ IN THE NAME/ OF THE LORD" and "IN PROUD AND THANKFUL/ MEMORY OF THE BOYS OF/ KING’S SCHOOL WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY 1914-1919." The face of the step below has been altered to include a later inscription that reads, "AND IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR 1939 1945."