Mortimer War Memorial

About

The Mortimer War Memorial is a monument that commemorates the lives of servicemen from Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England, who were killed in war. Unveiled on 9 October 1921, it was originally intended to commemorate 56 soldiers from the parish who died during the First World War. Subsequent plaques were added to recognise 12 who were killed in the Second World War, and to mark 50 years of freedom from global conflict.

The memorial was designed by Herbert Maryon, who taught sculpture at the University of Reading. It is made of Portland stone and consists of a three-stepped stone base, a plinth, and a tapering shaft that terminates in a Latin cross. Each upper corner of the plinth contains a winged allegorical figure in bronze, each side contains one or two bronze plaques, and the front and back each contain an additional inscription carved in the stone.

The front contains both a plaque and an inscription commemorating those who died, and a smaller plaque with the years of the Second World War. The remaining three sides each contain a plaque listing the names of those who died; the left also contains a plaque with the names of those who died in the Second World War, and the right...