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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Fletching, East Sussex

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Latitude: 50.9927 / 50°59'33"N

Longitude: 0.0345 / 0°2'4"E

OS Eastings: 542875

OS Northings: 123444

OS Grid: TQ428234

Mapcode National: GBR LPW.PK2

Mapcode Global: FRA B6YH.C85

Plus Code: 9F22X2VM+3Q

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 19 November 2003

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390715

English Heritage Legacy ID: 490346

Also known as: Fletching War Memorial

ID on this website: 101390715

Location: St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Fletching, Wealden, East Sussex, TN22

County: East Sussex

District: Wealden

Civil Parish: Fletching

Built-Up Area: Fletching

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Fletching St Andrew and St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


995/0/10091
19-NOV-03

FLETCHING
War Memorial

GV
II

War memorial. Circa 1920. Comprises a stone block wall surmounted by three stepped base, plinth and stone Latin cross about eight feet in height on which is set a sword of sacrifice on the front face to south west. An engraved piece of Portland stone about four feet in height facing south west is inscribed "1914 THE GREAT WAR 1919/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM". This is followed by the names of those who died in the First World War, followed by those who died in "1939 THE WORLD WAR 1945", thirty nine names in all. An intact war memorial, set into the churchyard wall in the centre of Fletching village.


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, 1 December 2016.

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