Corton War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, circa 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. MATERIALS: Stone. DESCRIPTION: A tall, tapering, stone Latin cross of octagonal section, with plain terminals to the arms, and a moulded collar at the base, which stands on an octagonal plinth above a three-stepped octagonal base, on a square platform. One face of the plinth is inscribed IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY. Two faces to the left of this, the plinth is inscribed 1914-1918 followed by the names, ranks and regiments of the six men who died in that conflict, which run over the faces to either side, PASS FRIEND/ ALL'S WELL. Two faces to the right, the plinth is inscribed 1939 - 1945 followed by the names, ranks and regiments of the five casualties of that war, which run over the faces to either side. The riser of the top step of the base is inscribed HE ON A CROSS AND THEY IN CRUEL STRIFE / THEIR LIVES LAID DOWN THAT OTHERS MIGHT HAVE LIFE. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.