Summary
A First World War memorial, dating from 1918; with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in Halse is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Relative date: unveiled in March 1918, the memorial is unusually early in date;
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design interest: a well-executed stone memorial, with a good inscription tablet;
* Group value: with the Grade-I listed Church of St James, in whose churchyard it stands, and with the cluster of Grade II-listed chest tombs in the churchyard, which form part of the same commemorative landscape.
History
The war memorial in Halse was unveiled and dedicated on 31 March 1918 by Rural Dean, Rev G P Whately. The memorial was endowed, at a cost of £120, by the Rector of Halse, the Reverend Ferguson Montgomery whose son Neville had been killed in action during the battle for Lens on 21 August 1917. The memorial appears initially to have been intended as a private monument, as it was set up before the end of the war, but its purpose was expanded to commemorate all the men of the village who had lost their lives. After the Second World War, the memorial was altered to also commemorate the parishioners who had lost their lives in that conflict.
Details
A First World War memorial, dating from 1918; altered after the Second World War.
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