Falfield War Memorial

A First World War Memorial erected in 1921 in memory of the men of the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently also those who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the Second World War.

The memorial, with a total height of c2.7m, is constructed in stone, in the shape of a calvary cross set on and octagonal shaped column. This is surmounting a square base, with bronze plaques to its four faces, and placed on a three stepped octagonal base. The memorial is placed on a raised, horseshoe-shaped platform, paved in stone slabs, enclosed by a low curved stone wall to rear, and with three decorative bollards holding a cast iron chain to the front.

Each of the four bronze plaques is inscribed. That to the front (probably amended or replacing an earlier bronze plaque that only referred to the First World War) reads:

IN MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE / MEN OF FALFIELD WHO, / IN THE GREAT WARS OF / 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, / FELL IN THEIR COUNTRY'S CAUSE.

The other three read:

1914 - 1918 / (7 names with rank)

1914 -1918 / (6 names with rank)

1939-1945 / (4 names with rank)

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, 11 January 2017.