Combined WWI / WWII memorial cross - Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

A large Mountsorrel granite cross at the top of a hill near St Paul's church, Woodhouse Eaves, with a memorial of granite set into the bedrock beneath, bearing plaques of Swithland slate with gold inscription (WW1 larger and above WW2). The site was donated by William Curzon-Herrick.

"Large square sectioned granite cross set on an outcrop of rock, at top of hill. At a lower level, an array of 6 incised slate tablets in two ranks of three, are set, larger WW1 upper rank into & smaller WW2 lower rank onto, a wide stone wall. Tablet inscriptions are infilled with gold coloured paint & incised wall inscription infilled with black paint. c14 stone steps & associated handrail support, lead up to wall area of memorial from roadside pavement through a rock garden. Wreaths are laid at the wall rather than at base of cross. Flagpole behind cross."

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Inscription:
Wall inscription :

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Centre upper tablet :

IN HONOURED
MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF
WOODHOUSE EAVES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1919

Left upper tablet :

(17 NAMES)

Right upper tablet :

(17 NAMES)

Centre lower tablet :

AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945

Left lower tablet :

(4 NAMES)

Right lower tablet :

(4 NAMES)

[ On separate wooden board at roadside ] :

The people of Woodhouse Eaves beg those who
may visit this place to bear in mind that the war
Memorial is Sacred to the memory of those who
have died to defend their country and uphold
the right.
It is hoped that all those who come will treat the
Memorial with the reverence which is due to
the Fallen.
" Rest eternal grant to them "O" Lord
may light perpetual shine upon them "

Names on memorial:

Name	Rank	Unit	Batt	Died
Adkin - Stanley	Private	Royal Sussex Regiment	7	02/08/1916
Adkin - George		Leicestershire Regiment	1/4	08/06/1917
Allen - Ronald Maclaren
Allen - Charles Eric	Private	Seaforth Highlanders	2	03/05/1917
Allen - David
Anderson - Charles Alexander Kenneth
Angrave - Edwin	Company Sergeant Major	Leicestershire Regiment	1/5	05/10/1918
Ayers - Walter		Leicestershire Regiment	10
Baker - William Frederick	Private	North Staffordshire Regiment	7	29/03/1917
Baker - William Vincent	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	2/5	05/07/1917
Clarke - Hilary Calvert	Lieutenant	Machine Gun Corps 31	A Coy	31/08/1918
Crump - Edward Thomas
Delius - James Pringle	Major	13th Hussars		18/07/1944
Foulds - Thomas Arthur	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	2	09/03/1917
Garner - George Sergeant		Royal Field Artillery A Bty	256 Brigade	23/09/1917
Gibson - Jesse	Lieutenant	Royal Defence Corps		07/03/1919
Heygate - Claud Raymond	Captain	Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	2	01/07/1916
Hibbitt - Reginald Henry
Hollingshead - Wilfred Harry	Trooper	Leicestershire Yeomanry	2/3	31/05/1916
Kempin - Tom William	Flying Officer (pilot)	Royal Air Force		02/01/1944
Kent - Sidney George	Lance Corporal	Queens Own Hussars	18	10/05/1915
Leeson - Alfred		Leicestershire Regiment	3/5
Lester - George Frederick	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	1/4	08/06/1917
Mackenzie - George		Royal Navy
Martin - William Francis	Major		Leicestershire Yeomanry	13/05/1915
Orton - Stuart Draycott	Sick Berth Attendant	Royal Navy	Hms Penelope	18/02/1944
Pritchard - Charles Edgar	Trooper	Leicestershire Yeomanry		13/05/1915
Raynor - Wallace	Private	Canadian Rifles	13	24/04/1917
Raynor - Frederick	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	1	28/12/1915
Sills - Charles Edward	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	9	03/05/1917
Simpkin - George
Simpkin - Frederick Arthur	Private	Leicestershire Yeomanry		13/05/1915
Snow - Frederick	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	8	11/04/1917
Squire - Joshua Ellis	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	5	22/08/1915
Squire - Reginald
Squire - Walter Percy		North Staffordshire Regiment	3
Squires - Robert Colin
Stanley - Charles Reginald	Private	Leicestershire Regiment	11	22/10/1917
Sutton - John Leslie	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers	1/4	12/04/1918
Wainwright - William Horace	Private	Cheshire Regiment	10	11/04/1918
Whitehead - Robert John Frederick	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy	Hms Daring	18/02/1940
Wynter - Cecil Domville	Captain	Irish Guards		05/10/1915

 

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/28/1920 Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Church Hill Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire England LE12 8RT Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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