Bromley Parish Church Memorial The Bromley Parish Church Memorial commemorates the deceased parishioners of World War I . The war memorial was designed and constructed by British sculptor Sydney March , of the March family of artists . Design . The Bromley Parish Church Memorial was erected in the churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , also known as Bromley Parish Church , on Church Road in Bromley , Greater London , England . In addition to a memorial cross in the churchyard , there was also a bronze plaque in the church which recorded the names of the fallen parishioners . The cross is made of Portland stone , a limestone quarried on the Isle of Portland in the English Channel . Its design is of the gothic period . The memorial cross is approximately five meters tall , with four carved figures . They represent Saint Michael , Saint George , Victory , and Peace . In addition , there are several inscriptions at the base of the cross : " In memory of the Men from this Church and Parish who gave their lives in the War of 1914 – 1919 , " " Make them to be numbered with the Saints in glory everlasting , " and " Their names are recorded on a tablet in the Church . " The memorial cross is positioned in a rose garden , surrounded by a high beech hedge . Dedication . The Bromley Parish Church Memorial commemorates the parishioners of St . Peter and St . Paul who lost their lives in World War I . It was unveiled on 20 March 1921 by Major General Sir John Raynsford Longley , K . C . M . G . , C . B . ( 1867 – 1953 ) . Longley served in the military from 1902 to 1923 , and then came out of retirement to serve during World War II . The war memorial was dedicated by the Bishop of Rochester , Dr . John Reginald Harmer ( 1857 – 1944 ) . An Anglican bishop , he served as Bishop of Adelaide before accepting the see of Rochester . After the unveiling and dedication of the memorial cross in the churchyard , the dignitaries and parishioners returned to the church where the bronze plaque was unveiled . This was followed by a service , led by the Vicar , the Reverend J . K . Wilson . Bombing and rebuilding . On the night of 16 April 1941 , heavy bombing inflicted damage on many churches . Bromley Parish Church was nearly completely destroyed ; the only portion which survived was the 14th century tower . The bronze tablet inside St . Peter and St . Paul , which formed part of the Bromley Parish Church Memorial , was lost in the air raid . However , the memorial cross in the churchyard survived . Bromley Parish Church was rebuilt after World War II . The foundation stone for the church was laid on 13 October 1949 by Queen Elizabeth , then a princess . On 14 December 1957 , construction of the new church was completed . The new bells of the church incorporated some of the metal from the original . Sculptor . Both the memorial cross in the churchyard and the bronze plaque in the church were designed and made by British sculptor Sydney March . The son of George and Elizabeth March , he was born in 1876 in Stoneferry , East Yorkshire , England . He was the second of nine children , eight of whom chose careers as artists . Sydney March exhibited thirteen times at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts . He and his siblings established art studios at their family home of Goddendene in Locksbottom , Farnborough , Kent . He was a prolific artist whose focus was war memorials , and sculptures of British royalty and contemporary figures . Sydney , together with his sister and brothers , completed the National War Memorial of Canada after the untimely death of their sibling , sculptor Vernon March , in 1930 . Other monuments for which Sydney March is renowned include the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers South African War Memorial in Northern Ireland , the United Empire Loyalist Monument in Canada , and the Lancaster Monument in England . His smaller - scale works include portrait busts of King Edward VII and Cecil John Rhodes , both in London ' s National Portrait Gallery .