Potterne War Memorial

The tall Portland stone memorial stands outside the Church of St Mary (Grade I), in the north-east corner of the churchyard. It consists of a blind wheel-head cross with an octagonal shaft and moulded foot, standing on a plinth. The plinth comprises an octagonal drum with a shallow circular head. The plinth stands on a three-stepped, octagonal, base, the uppermost step being deeper than the two lower steps.

The inscription SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN is carved in relief around the circular head of the plinth. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the base reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ POTTERNE MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919. The names of the fallen are recorded on other faces of the plinth. A rectangular bronze plaque fixed to the upper step of the base reads ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES).

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 October 2017.