Shamley Green War Memorial

Shamley Green War Memorial is situated within the churchyard of Christ Church (Grade II-listed), adjacent to the main path to the church.

The memorial takes the form of a stone, Greek cross, with cusping to the cross arms. This crowns an octagonal shaft with a moulded collar and splayed base. The shaft rises from a four-sided plinth with chamfered top surmounting a three-stepped octagonal base.

The principal inscription is to the east face of the plinth and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1919. Directly below, to the uppermost step is the Second World War dedication: AND IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945.

To the west face of the plinth is the inscription: THE NUMBER WHO JOINED UP/ FOR THE WAR FROM THIS VILLAGE/ WAS 144. This is continued on the step below with AND IN 1939-1945/ 135.

The names of those who died in the First World War are incised on the remaining faces of the plinth, while those for the Second World War were added to various sides of the top two steps of the base, along with the dates 1939-1945.

All lettering is incised and painted black.

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, 1 September 2017.