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
Designed by Aston Webb with figures by Alfred Drury. The Duke of York who unveiled this later became George VI. Also present were the L...
The statue is of the boy David holding Goliath's sword (the clue is in the size of the sword). The model for this statue used to be on pu...
Transcribing the names was very difficult and there are probably errors, particularly in the L - P range. This was in addition to the usu...
Unveiled by Lieut General Sir Ivor Maxse. The Supreme Court explains why this memorial is here and confirms that the model for the main ...
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