Arundel War Memorial

The memorial comprises a tall Wealden sandstone Latin cross, carved on the front and rear faces with Celtic crosses in relief, which echo temporary wooden grave markers. The octagonal, three-stage base comprising upper, middle and lower plinths, which originally stood on three steps, has splayed corners. The lowest stage is surrounded by a low brick and flint wall. The wall has a low metal railing on top.

The upper stage of the plinth is dated 1914/ -/ 1918 and 1939/ -/ 1945. A dedication and the names of those who died during the First World War are inscribed on limestone slabs around the middle stage:

THEY WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ ON THIS MEMORIAL/ WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO/ AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGERS/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT/ OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-/ SACRIFICE. GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN (93 NAMES).

The middle stage is topped by a low railing which was added after 1921. The 26 Second World War names are recorded on limestone blocks let into the top of the lower stage of the plinth. The space between the enclosing wall and the lower stage forms a flower bed. The memorial is set within a cobbled area, with raised flower beds at either end to match the bed created around the base of the memorial.

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, 5 December 2016.