CWGC: Englefield Green Cross of Sacrifice

Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, front - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, front inscription - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, left - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, left inscription - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, rear - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, right - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Englefield Green Cross Of Sacrifice, right inscription - Taken by A. Goble 26 Feb 2019

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Reference WMO/82947

Address:

St Jude's Cemetery

St Jude's Road

Englefield Green

TW20 0BZ

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: CWGC style Cross of Sacrifice

Materials:

Metal Bronze
Stone Portland stone

Lettering: Incised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: his is not a war memorial but a CWGC cemetery feature see the Protection tab. It is under the care of the CWGC whose graves and memorials are offical commemorative sites as opposed to local or community war memorials created by public subscription which are the focus of this website. See the What is a war memorial section of this website for further information. Description from the programme for the unveiling and dedication of the memorial, 10 November 1929: “The Cross of Sacrifice erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission in St Jude’s Cemetery, Englefield Green to the memory of the 62 Members of His Majesty’s Forces who died in the service of their King and Country during the Great War, and whose bodies are interred in the Cemetery, is 14 ft 6 ins in height, is constructed of Portland stone, and is erected immediately on the right, inside the main Entrance Gates. The Drum of the Cross bears the following inscription: THIS CROSS OF SACRIFICE IS ONE IN DESIGN AND INTENTION WITH THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN SET UP IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHERE OUR DEAD OF THE GREAT WAR ARE LAID TO REST. ‘THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.’ The Cross faces south and is placed between two flower beds, set in a hedged recess.

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A private headstone, 15 ins wide, 3 ins thick and 2 ft 8 ins high, has been erected upon the grave of each of the 62 men who are commemorated by the Cross of Sacrifice, unless the graves are already marked by a permanent memorial.  Each headstone is engraved with the regimental badge, regimental particulars, date of death and age of the deceased.  Under the military particulars is engraved a cross or other religious emblem, and below that a text of scripture or an inscription chosen by the relatives of the deceased.”

World War I Roll of Honour of those commemorated by the memorial, as listed in the same programme:

BALLENTINE, A. (2250542, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

BELL, Alfred J. T. (6439, Private, Royal Fusiliers)

BLACK, J. (81073, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

BLEZARD, W. (28801, Private, East Surrey Regiment)

BROOKS,  C. A. (1013711, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

BROWN, R. W. (29163, Gunner, Royal Field Artillery)

BROWN, W. E. (L/10538, Private, Royal West Kent Regt.)

BRUNICK, B. (2503576, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

BURGESS, J. (MS/3878, Corporal, Ryl. Army Service Corps)

CAVANAGH, J. (54246, Private, Welsh Regiment)

CODLING, M. A. (3282, Private, Ryl. Army Medical Corps)

COLEMAN, E. J. (23521, 2nd Air Mech., Royal Flying Corps)

COTTRELL, A. J. (9278, Private, Royal Berkshire Regiment)

CRAWFORD, J. (2356689, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

CRIDLAND, E. F. (031214, Private, Ryl. Army Ordnance Corps)

DAVIES, S. W. (281207, Corporal, Royal Air Force)

DUCEPPE, E. (2487419, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

FAULKNER, J. (21950, Private, Gloucestershire Regiment)

FISHER, A. (297503, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

FITZ, Charlie (3205418, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

FLEMING, A. S. (Lieutenant, Can. Forestry Corps)

FLETCHER, W. S. (12970, Sergeant, Royal Fusiliers)

GILES, R. E. (12170, Private, Hampshire Regiment)

GREEN, J. T.  (14405, Guardsman, Coldstream Guards)

GRIEVES, J. N. (297745, Corporal, Can. Forestry Corps)

HERD, G. W. (1465, Gunner, Royal Field Artillery)

HILLYARD, J. (1013038, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

HOPE, P. D. (2208403, Sergeant, 14th Bn. Can. Infantry)

HOULE, H. (121305, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

HUNTER, S. A. (299212, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

HUTCHINS, R. (2nd Lieut.,  Middlesex Regiment)

JAKOMOLIN, J. (2497978, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

JOHNSTONE, G. E. (1122, Lance/Cpl., 4th Bn. London Regiment Royal Fusiliers)

JONES, F. (67018, Private, Notts & Derby Regiment)

LANG, W. A. (118021, Lance/Cpl., Can. Forestry Corps)

MACFARLAND, J. E. (225101, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

MALONE, E. J. (2183341, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

MCCONAGHY, C. (709571, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

MCDONALD, A. R. (222336, Private, 85th Bn. Can. Infantry)

MURRAY, W. (766897, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

PETERSON, T. (1037114, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

PLEWS, R. (1036956, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

RANDALL, F. W. (568066, Private, Royal Engineers)

READ, F. (18033, Private, The Queen’s)

ROY, A. (2497704, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SAUNDERS, B. K. (2356605, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SCANDRIDGE, W. J. (2498678, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SCHMIDT, H. (268898, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SCHOEPP, L. T. (3212381, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SCOTT, N. (28657, Bty Srgt.-Mjr., Royal Garrison Artillery)

SEARLE, H. T. (G/7536, Private, The Queen’s)

SHAW, E. F. (2323457, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

SIMMONS, A. C. (10767, Lance/Cpl., Essex Regiment)

SMITH, A. G. S. J. (285067, L/Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery)

SUNDERLAND, A. D. (SS/755, Sergeant, Ryl. Army Service Corps)

TILLEY, R. M. (72892, Corporal, Royal Field Artillery)

TREMBLAY, Dell (J.) (2250483, Private, Can. Forestry Corps)

WATTS, J. W. (13906, Gunner, Royal Field Artillery)

WEIR, J. (1867, Private, Cameronians (Scot. Rfls.))

WICKS, W. (43508, Private, Royal Fusiliers)

WOLFENDEN, F. C. (Major, Can. Forestry Corps)

WRIGHT, B. E. (2193032, Sergeant, Can. Forestry Corps)

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1914 + 1918 / 1939 + 1945 / Their name liveth for evermore

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