Shorne War Memorial

The Shorne War Memorial is located within the graveyard of the church of St Peter and St Paul, just inside the gate to the north of the church. It features a small stone wheel-head cross botonée, which stands on a tapering octagonal shaft. This shaft is set on a shallow out-sailing cornice of a square stone plinth, which in turn rests on a three-stepped stone base.

The cross shaft has four opposing sides, each adorned with 12 shields carved in relief, with three shields on each side (one at the top, one halfway down, and one just above the plinth). Nine of the shields are blank, while the three on the front side are carved in low relief, displaying the inscriptions PRO/ DEO at the top, the Kent County arms in the middle, and PRO/ PATRIA above a rosette at the bottom.

The front face of the plinth features the main 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" followed by three names.

The right face of the plinth has the inscription "THE STRIFE IS O’ER" along with seven names. The rear face reads "THE BATTLE DONE" with seven names listed. The left face states "NOW IS THE VICTORS TRIUMPH WON" and also includes seven names.