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Elsenham

Elsenham war memorial cross stands at the junction of the High Street and Station Street in the war memorial gardens. The Latin cross is constructed of stone and stands on a brick base. It is not the original cross but a replacement for one demolished in the 1970s. It is however erected on the original octagonal base that carries the names.

In 2009 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,058 towards improving the legibility of the inscriptions on the memorial, of which there was a record, as they had become indistinct due to effects of the weathering of the stone on the incised lettering. This involved cleaning the memorial and re-cutting of the lettering by hand, where required, once cleaning had determined the extent of work required.

The memorial was unveiled on 8 October 1920 by Sir Walter Gilbey who had donated land and started the public subscription with a donation of £50 at a public meeting in April 1919.

The names on the memorial are as follows:

1915
Eric Gilbey
Charles Tofts
William Lankester
Charles Franklin
Frederick Sandford

1916
Bertram Smith
Sidney Sandford
Henry Reynolds
Charles Aylett
James Palmer
Walter Clayden

1917
Harold Childs
Charles Johnson
Walter Turner
John Lankester
George Woodley
Frederick Buck
E. Medley Sant
William Powter

1918
Albert Childs
Arthur Smith
Charles Robinson
George Bailey
Cecil Smith

1919
William Clayden

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3407
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 27862

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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