Memorial broken column, unveiled 21st September 1920 by Mr W. Chapman J.P. (Chairman of East Markham Parish Council), dedication by Rev. J.O. Crosse (Vicar of East Markham), designed and made by Sharpe & Hoggard (of Retford), paid for and designed by Mr Henry Cowlishaw and erected on land donated by Mrs Drinkwater (of Island Cottage) Historic information source(s): Retford Times, 24th September 1920.

Dedication: 'This monument is erected to the glory of God and in grateful memory of those from this parish who fell in the Great War 1914 – 1918'. Also on the memorial is the inscription, 'Erected by Henry Cowlishaw Esq. of this parish.' The names of those who died in the Second World War and in Korea (1953) have been added to the memorial. The memorial is listed (487888).

Grants were obtained in 2001-02 to clean the memorial, repoint joints, replace missing letters and refix loose ones and renew the enamel on existing letters. In 2025/26 a grant was awarded to steam clean the memoral, consolidate cracks in the stonework, repoint the memorial and repaint lead lettering. SmartWater was applied to deter theft. All the work was done using appropriate lime mortar mix etc. (Source: War Memorials Trust Bulletin No. 107, March 2026)