Hatch Beauchamp War Memorial

A war memorial commemorating 12 men of Hatch Beauchamp who died whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently the fact that after the Second World War all serving local men returned home safely.

MATERIALS: sandstone

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on the roadside in Village Street, Hatch Beauchamp and is c3m high. It consists of a wheel cross on an octagonal shaft, set on a square plinth with a three-stepped base. The inscription reads:

'THIS CROSS IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / MEN OF HATCH BEAUCHAMP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND / COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / [names of 12 men] / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE: THEIR NAME WILL LIVE FOR EVERMORE / ALL SAFELY HOME 1939-1945'

The memorial stands with in a square-shaped gravelled enclosure with cast-iron spear-headed railings, which form part of the ensemble and are included in the listing.

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, 15 December 2016.