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
Originally surrounded by metal railings which have since been replaced with the hedge.
See our page for the WW1 memorial to which this unusual tablet is affixed for an explanation.
{On three marble slabs attached to the base of the cross:} To the honoured memory of those employees of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Hac...
We first photographed this memorial some time ago when it was in a very bad condition. It has since been completely renovated, but there ...
Ao. Di. instead of A.D. is very unusual. Fecit is Latin: 'he made it'.
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