Erection date: 8/10/1922
{On the risers of three steps at the front of the cross:}
Thanks be to God who gave us the victory.
In proud and grateful memory of the officers and the men of this parish and church who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
Their names are recorded within this church.
SE18, Shooters Hill, Christ Church
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Christ Church Shooters Hill - War Memorial
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:
Christ Church Shooters Hill - War Memorial
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There are 937 names, listed alphabetically (with a few out of sequence) in 11 columns. These names were in the original WW1 memorial whi...
The two plaques containing the list of WW1 names are in the porch at the west end, either side of the entrance. The blue plaque to Wilbe...
The statue is named 'Victory'. While the form of the monument is very different, the inscription is extremely similar to that on the Edmo...
The 3 lists are each in alphabetical sequence. The lettering on the memorial is clear and easy to read - one benefit of the memorial bein...
Prompted by Michael John we investigated this Celtic knot pattern. Any symbolism seems to be a matter of opinion but Gaelic matters says ...
