Summary
A Cross of Sacrifice war memorial, erected after the First World War to the design of 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission.
Reasons for Designation
The Cross of Sacrifice war memorial in Queens Road Cemetery, Walthamstow erected after the First World War, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised prominently in Walthamstow Cemetery, now Queens Road Cemetery, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War, and later in the Second World War. It is undated but follows the design for a Cross of Sacrifice of 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield, commissioned by the Imperial War Graves Commission, and used world-wide.
Details
A Cross of Sacrifice, to the design of 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission.
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