Combined War Memorial Althorne Essex - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This is an impressive memorial placed on the main B1010 road which runs from South Woodham Ferrers to Burnham on Crouch, it is at the junction with Station Road in Althorne village. The structure shows the names of the fallen who died in the first world war from the village.
Around the edge of the main dedication panel, the inscription reads,

Althorne also sent forth Men to fight that ye might inherit freedom and peace with Victory Honour therefore those who died unto this end

Through the middle of the panel it reads,

They were a wall unto us both by day and night

The names listed are 1914-1918

E.J.W. Aldous
J.H Bourne
P.G. Burge
L.O. Burge
C.L. Chapman
J.R. Clarke
J. Cole
C.E. Halls
W. Harvey
W. Low
F. Monk
W. Scrivener
C.O. Spencer-Smith
M. Spencer-Smith
J. Taylor
H. Taylor
J.E. Twin
E. Whiting

Below the main panel is a smaller one, which displays the following

1939-1945
G.F. Gosling
F.C.A Sawyer

Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Althorne Village Council (not confirmed) Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: B1010 Adj Station Road Althorne, United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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