Shorne War Memorial

The memorial stands within the graveyard of the church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade II*), just inside the gate to the north of the church. It comprises a small stone wheel-head cross botonée, standing on a tapering octagonal shaft. That stands on the shallow out-sailing cornice of a stone plinth, square on plan. The whole stands on a three-stepped stone base.

Four opposing sides of the cross shaft are ornamented with 12 shields carved in relief, three to each side (one at the top, one half way down and one just above the plinth). Nine are blank, whilst the three shields to the front are carved in low relief (top) PRO/ DEO, (middle) the Kent County arms, (bottom) PRO/ PATRIA above a rosette.

The front face of the plinth bears the principle dedicatory inscription TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF/ SHORNE./ EVER SACRED TO THEIR MEMORY/ AND TO THOSE NAMED BELOW WHO/ FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES).

The right face bears the inscription THE STRIFE IS O’ER/ (7 NAMES). The rear face bears the inscription THE BATTLE DONE/ (7 NAMES). The left face bears the inscription NOW IS THE VICTORS TRIUMPH WON/ (7 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, 30 November 2016.