Whilst on hoilday at Selsey in West Sussex i visited the beautiful church of St Peters and the War Memorial.
St Peters Church, Selsey.
The offical guide to St. Peters Church contains this information about the War Memorial.
"The War Memorial at the entrance to the churchyard erected in 1920, is of outstanding interest. It is designed in the form of the ancient Palm Cross which stood outside the church from the time of St. Wilfred until the Reformation. Five fragments of ancient Anglo-Saxon carved stone, believed to have some from the shaft of the original cross, are let into a square block from which its replica rises. Three of theses were removed from the church of the rebuilt church, and two, carved with Saxon “basket and scroll” work, were rediscovered by Mr. Heron-Allen in the wall of a summer-house at Grange Farm. The carving is identical with that on a similar cross erected by St. Wilfred at Bewcastle, Cumberland in AD 670.
Miss Clayton was responsible for the building of the stone wall which now separates the churchyard from the street. "
The memorial bears the name of 57 men of Selsey who gave there lives for their country during the Great War.
If you are interested about the history and service of any of the men recorded
on the Memorial visit http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ or just click here.
This an excellent site and a great resource.
The memorial contains the name of one former resident who fought with the Australian Imperial Force, Private Walter James Homer, 106, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A.I.F.
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