Stoke Albany War Memorial

The memorial stands at the north end of the village, on a green on the approach to the Church of St Botolph (listed Grade II*), by the former village school (now the Village Hall, Grade II-listed). Of limestone and c5m tall overall, it comprises a shallow, three-tier, octagonal base supporting a square plinth. A square-sectioned shaft rises from this at the head of which is a lantern with the monogram IHS carved in low relief on two opposing sides, and a wheel-head cross carved on the others. A ball finial is to the top.

On the south (front) face of the plinth is carved in raised lettering IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919; to the west side is FOR GOD & COUNTRY/ FOR HONOUR & FREEDOM; to the east are the 8 names of those who fell, with those 3 lost in the Second World War added beneath with the dates 1939 1945; to the north THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20/09/2016

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, 17 January 2017.