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
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
The names of those buried in this cemetery without headstones on their graves are listed on a separate nearby memorial.
The quirky and much-missed Faded London Blog had a post on this item. Borough photos has a 1906 photo showing this structure in front of ...
{Left hand page of an open book:} To commemorate the scouts of the 2nd Walworth Troop drowned off Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, on 4th Augus...
BBM says "the names and ranks of the airmen who took part in the battle are {on plaques} mounted around the outside of the monument, the ...
