"REACH WAR MEMORIAL"

To the eternal memory of the men of REACH who died in the service of their country
Eight in the Great War of 1914-1919


On the Fair Green by the road side in Reach a red Mansfield stone square capped pillar on a double plinth surrounded by a gravelled area enclosed by a low post and chain fence. The inscription is on one face only.
Built in the early 1920's, in 2002, with a grant of £250 towards the cost from the War Memorials Trust, the memorial was cleaned, concrete replaced where necessary, the chains were repainted and the posts fixed. All the lettering was re-cut and painted black. The re-dedication took place on November 10th 2009. There are no names for 1939-1945 as Reach was lucky enough to have all her men return home.

The inscription on the front face of the memorial gives the rank, initial, surname and regiment and also the cause and date of death, and is in order of the day they died, it reads:-

ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF REACH
WHO DIED IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

L/CPL. A.J.MILLER. 2ND WEST YORKS
KILLED IN ACTION MARCH 10TH 1915
PTE. I.COOK. 11TH SUFFOLK
KILLED IN ACTION JULY 1ST 1916
PTE. A.WHITMORE. 11TH SUFFOLK
KILLED IN ACTION JULY 1ST 1916
PTE. P.MILLARD. 11TH SUFFOLK
DIED OF WOUNDS JULY 11TH 1916
PTE. F.J.HATLEY. M.G.C.
KILLED IN ACTION OCT.17TH 1917
PTE. C.CAMPS. 6TH YORKSHIRE
KILLED IN ACTION JAN.17TH 1917
CPL. C.R.CREEK. 1/4 LINCS.
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 2ND 1917
PTE. F.LONG.EAST SURREY
KILLED IN ACTION AUG.7TH 1918
R.I.P.
on the top step
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

CHURCH OF ST ETHELDREDA AND THE HOLY TRINITY, REACH

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.