To the glory of God and in memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for their country in the Great War, AD 1914 - 1918. Their name liveth for evermore.
Cross on the west facade of the church.
WC1, Cromer Street
Strange that there are 2 memorials for WW1 and none for WW2, although that might be inside, of course.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Holy Cross Church, WW1 Cross
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Holy Cross Church, WW1 Cross
The lists(totalling 248 names) are all in alphabetical sequence except for the last 21 in the Army list. We note this because it indicate...
Quotations come from John Maxwell Edmonds and Laurence Binyon.
Having already identified four (see Rifle Brigade) we are always interested in who modelled for soldiers on war memorials. At Great War F...
Caroline's Miscellany has an excellent post on Mydiddee. We hope she won't mind if we quote her: "Bligh paid for Mydiddee's funeral and ...
The inscription refers to Stead having worked near this site for 30 years. This was in Catherine Street in the offices of the Pall Mall G...
