King Edward's School War Memorial

MATERIALS: Portland stone memorial cross.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is located on an area of green at the eastern side of the school facing Petworth Road. It consists of a stone wheel cross on an octagonal shaft. The cross stands on an octagonal plinth which sits on a three stepped octagonal base.

The south face of the memorial plinth bears an incised inscription which reads THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED/ IN AFFECTIONATE/ REMEMBRANCE/ BY OLD BOYS/ OF THE SCHOOL/ AND THEIR FRIENDS. On two of the east faces of the plinth are 1914 and 1919 carved in relief. On the final eastern face is the following inscription in relief LIVE/ THOU FOR/ ENGLAND/ WE FOR/ ENGLAND/ DIED. On the north face is a further incised inscription reading GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS. On the west face of the plinth is the school shield carved in relief. Around the top step of the base is carved in relief TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OLD BOYS AND MASTERS OF THE SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19.

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 December 2016.