Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Cotswold
Town
Bourton On The Hill
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20659

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Current location

ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
Chantry Gardens
Bourton On The Hill
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL56 9AP
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 17535 32521
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. There is an associated Booklet with details of those named on the memorial within the Church
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN / WHO FELL / IN THE WAR / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945 3 O'CLOCK FACE: IN HONOUR / OF THOSE / WHO FOUGHT / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945 9 O'CLOCK FACE: R. I. P. / (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: LEST / WE / FORGET / 1939 - 1945 / (NAME)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Brown, William
Bruce, Oscar
Hopkins, Walter
Newbury, Arthur
Peach, William
Sprules, Cyril
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
LETTERING IS GETTING VERY FAINT IN PLACES
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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