Creaton Memorial Cross

The memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St Michael (Grade II*), north-west of the church tower. It comprises a 4m tall Derbyshire stone cross with a simple Celtic wheel-head design. LEST WE FORGET is inscribed towards the top of the square-sectioned shaft. This rises from a tapering plinth, itself set on a three-stepped square base.

The plinth carries the inscription (front) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE MEN/ FROM THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/1914 – 1919./ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. The names of those who died (including in the Second World War) are listed on the flanks of the plinth. On the rear face is inscribed SO THEY PASSED OVER/ AND ALL THE TRUMPETS/ SOUNDED FOR/ THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE./ LET THOSE/ THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEIR NAMES BE/ NOT FORGOTTEN.

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, 16 January 2017.