Holcombe War Memorial, Somerset

A churchyard First World War memorial cross of circa 1920 with later Second World War additions and alterations after 1945, which stands to the S of the Church of St Andrew, Holcombe, Somerset.

MATERIALS & PLAN: sandstone with bronze plaques. The wheelhead cross stands on a rectangular plinth and platform and faces W.

The E and W faces show the wheelhead cross, which has trefoil tracery to each quadrant. The arms of the cross have hollow chamfers at the edges and the shaft is tapered. It is supported on a plinth with a simple, cyma moulding to its top. A rectangular bronze plaque at the centre of the W face reads IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM, HONOUR / AND RIGHT. Below this are recorded the names of the fallen from the First World War with their regiments and the date of their death. Below again it reads IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE / 1 COR. XV22.

The plaque on the N face reads IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF HOLCOMBE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING / THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945, below which the names of the fallen are given with their service and their ages, which range from 19 to 23. The other two sides of the plinth are blank.

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, 21 February 2017.