Cheveley

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Reference WMO/136556

Address:

St Mary's Church/ Cheveley Parish Church

High Street

Cheveley

CB8 9DG

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Situated beside St Mary's Church, Cheveley Parish Church, at the junction of High Street with Church Lane. A budded cross atop an octagonal pillar, mounted on stepped plinth, all atop a square stone base which is incised with "Their name liveth evermore". Above this, on the first step of the plinth, are mounted four bronze plates with raised lettering. The front face bears the dedication and the other three hold the names of the fallen in the Great War in chronological order of their death. These plates give the forename, surname, battalion, regiment and date of death. Just above, on the right, on the second step is a further matching bronze with "1939-1946" and the names and regiment of the two who fell in that war. In addition on the front face here, there is an black engraved plate depicting a soldier resting on his arms reversed.
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THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE incised on stone base of memorial and on a bronze plaque on the riser of the step above that REMEMBER / THE CHEVELEY MEN WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY INTHE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / 1939-1946

on bronze plaques in order of date of death.. plaque 1; FREDk C.DOUBLE 1ST ROYAL DRAGOON MAY 13TH 1915 / WILLIAM TUFFS 1/4TH HAMPSHIRE REGT. JULY 22ND 1915 / GEOFFREY HENLEY 4TH SUFFOLK REGT. SEPT.8TH 1915 / HAROLD C.FOREMAN 8TH SUFFOLK REGT. OCT.13TH 1915 / WALTER J.DAVEY 12TH W.YORKS.REGT. DEC.24TH 1915 / NORRIS R.FOREMAN 2ND SUFFOLK REGT. MARCH 30TH 1916 / HARRY J.KING 7TH SUFFOLK REGT. JULY 3RD 1916 ....plaque 2: A.GEORGE GILSON 4TH GRENADIER GUARDS SEPT.12TH 1916 / NATHAN HAZELWOOD 24TH LONDON REGT. SEPT.20TH 1916 / DANIEL HURST 8TH SUFFOLK REGT. SEPT.28TH 1916 / ABEL TWEED 8TH SUFFOLK REGT. OCT.29TH 1916 / BERTIE LYES 5TH R.FUSILIERS NOV.8TH 1916 / WILLIAM J.MODEN 7TH SUFFOLK REGT. FEB.22ND 1917 / WILLIAM ASHMAN R.WEST KENT REGT. JULY 26TH 1917 / JOHN H.DANIELS 2ND IRISH RIFLES MARCH 24TH 1918 .... plaque 3:WILLIAM G.WEBB 7TH SUFFOLK REGT. MARCH 26TH 1918 / H.GORDON ROLFE 5TH LONDON RIFLES MARCH 28TH 1918 / GEORGE W.DAVEY 8TH RIFLE BRIGADE APRIL 4TH 1918 / REGINALD J.CARDER 8TH GLOUCESTER REGT. MAY 29TH 1918 / GEORGE C.WOOLLARD LIVERPOOL REGT. JUNE 1ST 1918 / EDWARD D.RAWSON 2ND S.STAFFS. REGT. AUG.24TH 1918 / WILLIE L.KING 11TH SUFFOLK REGT. NOV.2ND 1918...WW2 plaque (facing church)RICHARD LIONEL BELL / ROYAL MARINES / JOHN HARRY COCKERTON / CAMBS REGIMENT

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