Combined War Memorial Henham, Essex, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The memorial takes the form of a monolithic cairn built of worked stone blocks. On the front face is a marble table inset to the stone face. The marble tablet contains the names of the fallen. The whole monument is surrounded by railings.

The inscription reads

ERECTED

BY THE PARISHIONERS

IN EVERLASTING MEMORY

OF THE MEN

OF HENHAM

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE DEFENCE

OF THIS COUNTRY

IN THE GREAT WAR

A.D. 1914 – 1918

[NAMES]

1939 – 1945

[NAME]

The War Memorial was unveiled on 6 March 1921 by Sir W Foot Mitchell M.P. There are photographs of the unveiling and the Order of Service on the local history website.

According to the Essex Countryside publication, the memorial was known as the Henham Snowman and china replicas were once sold in the Post Office.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 03/06/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Mill Road Henham, Essex UK Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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