Corfield family memorial

Submit a new image

Reference WMO/258139

Address:

St James Church

Church Lane

Finchampstead

RG40 4LU

England

Open large map
Edit memorial name, location & address
Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other cross
Lettering: Incised
About the memorial: A stone preaching cross surmounting a stone four part plinth with a kerbstone around the larger family grave, On one side of the main plinth is the inscription to the two brothers who fell in WWI, on the other 3 sides are lines in praise of God. At the foot of the plinth is a stone relating to the death of their father (Rector of Finchampstead) and mother who are presumably buried in the plot enclosed by a kerbstone. Another stone is enclosed within that space.
Edit memorial details
Report this condition update

View more details

Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.

Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War Memorials Trust`s website. The What we can and cannot fund helpsheet explains what types of work the charity can fund.

If you believe your project is eligible for a grant you should complete the Pre-application enquiry form. You will need to be registered and logged in to complete this.

The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project is eligible. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current colour photographs of the war memorial in either a png, gif, jpg or jpeg format.

You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. Once submitted War Memorials Trust will respond.

Please be aware that a summary of your enquiry, without your contact details, will appear on this page once submitted. This ensures others are aware that an enquiry has been made and can read the response to avoid duplicate enquiries. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the grant enquiry, for further details please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .

As a charity, War Memorials Trust relies on voluntary donations and every contribution, no matter how large or small, makes a really big difference to our work. Your donation will help protect and conserve war memorials for future generations so please support War Memorials Trust’s work.

THIS PREACHING CROSS IS ERECTED in ever loving memory of EGERTON ANSON [Front] FREDERICK CORFIELD Lieut 153rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery who fell on Messines Ridge 17 June 1917 Aged 29 also of his youngest brother HUBERT VERNON ANCHITAL CORFIELD Lieut 7th East Lancashire Regiment who fell at Bataelle(?) 7 July 1916 Aged 20 [Side 1] Live on in Hope Press forth in Faith Love conquers all things even death [Back] THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIFE DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES Thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ Be of good Cheer [Side 4] GOD is our Refuge and Strength A very present help in trouble [Stone] EGERTON CORFIELD Rector of Finchampstead 1912-1930 GOD IS LOVE and his wife GRACE CORFIELD

EGERTON ANSON FREDERICK CORFIELD / HUBERT VERNON ANCHITAL CORFIELD

Curtilage

1118084

Information Required

Information Required

St James Church