Stoke Bruerne and Shutlanger War Memorial

The memorial stands in the churchyard, close to the south-west corner of the Grade II*-listed church of St Mary the Virgin. It consists of a white marble obelisk, c2.5 m high, with a small wreath carved in relief at the top of the front (east) face. The obelisk is set on a splayed plinth, which itself stands on a square base, both of white marble. A shallow, chamfered, lower base is of a red stone.

Inscriptions in applied metal lettering on the plinth and base read:

(north face) (9 NAMES)

(east face) TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ BRAVE MEN,/ WHO FROM/ STOKE BRUERNE & SHUTLANGER/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-18 and on the base GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND.

(south face) (10 NAMES)

(west face) SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE TWO BRAVE MEN/ FROM SHUTLANGER/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945 (NAMES) and on the base “AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN/ THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”

The memorial stands on a concrete surround defined by an elaborate low iron chain, suspended from corner and mid-posts.

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, 17 January 2017.