North Cadbury War Memorial

A First World War Memorial, dedicated in 1920, further names were added following subsequent conflicts.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: a four-tiered octagonal base is surmounted by a square plinth with chamfered corners. It is topped by a wheel cross on a tall shaft. The cross is decorated with a Sword Of Sacrifice carved in relief. An inscription on the north-east face of the plinth reads, ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV 14. The names of 27 members of the parish who died in the First World War are inscribed on the other faces of the plinth. Four names of those who died in Second World War and the dates of the conflict are inscribed on the base’s top tier. A further name on this tier commemorates a member of the Royal Air Force who died in Cyprus (1956).

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, 14 December 2016.