The Cross of Sacrifice was designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield and is present in Commonwealth war cemeteries containing 40 or more graves. Erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission) or by public subcription, the Cross of Sacrifice is also found as public non-burial war memorial cenotaphs. The sword is made in bronze and is pointed downwards. In military tradition and classical art, when the sword is in an upward direction is it the symbol for war or that one was under attack. When the sword is in a downward position, like it is on the Cross of Sacrifice, it is symbolizing a time of peace.
This series includes war memorial crosses not necessarily of the Blomfield design, but not the modern Fallen Soldier Battlefield Cross (boots, rifle, helmet).
