Memorial Cross - St Mary - Kelvedon, Essex
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N 51° 50.090 E 000° 41.612
31U E 341088 N 5745183
A combined memorial cross in St Mary;s churchyard, commemorating the residents of Kelvedon who were killed or missing in the First World War (45 names) and the Second World War (12 names), and in Malaya (1 name).
Waymark Code: WMZW86
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/13/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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A combined memorial cross in St Mary;s churchyard, commemorating the residents of Kelvedon who were killed or missing in the First World War (45 names) and the Second World War (12 names), and in Malaya (1 name).

It consists of a rough surfaced stone latin cross on a square plinth and 4 stepped base.

Inscription -
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KELVEDON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
(NAMES)
WHO DIE FOR OTHERS, WHATSO'ER BEFALL
NEED MUST BE DEAR TO HIM, WHO DIED FOR ALL
ALSO THOSE WHO FELL
IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR
1939 - 1945
(NAMES)
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
_
(names)


Names on memorial -
WWI:

Ager, Sydney J
Ager, William A
Banks, Percy H
Burrows, Harry C
Butcher, A Alfred
Clark, Percy R
Cook, Alfred T
Cook, George
Cook, L Frederick W
Cranmer, E Robert
Cranmer, George A
Dale, Frank A
Eady, Alfred E
Eastall, George E
Edwards, Edward W
Elliott, Frank C
Elliott, Percy W
Everett, James A
Evers, Samuel
Evers, William
Freeborn, Archibald M
Freeborn, Charles A
Gazzard, Reginald P
Gunton, Harry V
Horsley, Frank F
Humphrey, Harry C
Larkin, Percy E
Lester, Charles W
Milne, Walter T
Pearce, Harry T
Reynolds, John E
Reynolds, Thomas J C
Rogers, Harry W
Ruffle, Stanley H
Sexton, Walter R
Squirrel, Charles W
Stubbings, Herbert
Sutton, Richard
Theodom, George
Tyler, George E
Tyler, John W
Walton, John W
Walton, Percy C
Warner, William E
Wick, Harry

WWII:

Ambrose, Robert
Baker, Robert
Bendall, Jack
Campbell, James
Castle, John
Evers, Fred
Jones, Frederick
Lee, Henry
Moore, Eric
Scott, William

Malaya 1951:

Miller, Leslie
Woods, Ernest
Clenshaw, Ian Cooper
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 02/20/1921

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:
St Mary
Church Street
Kelvedon, Essex England
CO5 9AL


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