Four Oaks War Memorial Outside the Church of All Saints

Heritage listing

Details The tall sandstone memorial cross stands in front of the church porch, by the roadside. It comprises a Latin cross on top of an octagonal shaft, that stands on a tall plinth and single-stepped base. The four sides of the plinth carry bronze plaques with the inscriptions and commemorated names. The plaque to the front (south) face carried the principal dedicatory inscription and is ornamented with a laurel wreath. (south face) IN MEMORIAM/ GLORIOUS THEIR FORTUNE/ SPLENDID THEIR FATE/ THEIR TOMB AN ALTAR/ FOR MOURNING./ THEY HAVE REMEMBRANCE/ FOR LAMENTATION/ PRAISE/ 1914 - 1919/ PRO PATRIA The names are listed with rank and regiment. The memorial stands in an area paved with black bricks and a lighter coloured stone. It is enclosed to the rear by a curved stone wall with a gate allowing access to the church. Two shallow benches are incorporated into the wall, for the placement of floral tributes. This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 18 January 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.