Eastry War Memorial - St Mary's Church, Eastry, Kent, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Eastry's war memorial is sited in the grounds of St Mary's Church, Church Street, Eastry.

The war memorial, a stone cross upon a stone hexagonal stepped plinth, lists thirty five men of the village that fell in the Great War and fourteen who fell in WW2. An additional stone at the base of the memorial lists two further WW1 casualties and four from conflicts since. The men are listed on five of the six panels, the front panel inscription reads;  four either side of the inscription; IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL/ TIN THE GREAT WARS /1914 - 1918/ AND/ 1939-1945. Around the top of the five other panels is inscribed THEIR/ NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE.

The memorial was unveiled by Lord Northbourne on December 1st 1920.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 12/01/1920 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: St Mary's Church Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St Mary's Church Church Street Eastry, Kent England CT13 0HH Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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