Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Cotswold
- Town
- Paxford
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20973
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Current location
Adjacent to the former Mission Church
opposite Churchill Arms Public House.
Paxford War Memorial
B4479
Paxford
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL55 6XP
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 18455 37817
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth and obelisk all set within a fenced area next to the road. Incised inscription and names on 6 o'clock plinth face with further names on 6 o'clock top and middle step faces. Text infilled with black paint. A stone pillar (pylon) stands at each corner of the middle step.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE SOLDIERS OF / PAXFORD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / ENGLAND AND THE WORLD / (11 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cother, George
Langford, Arthur
Newman, Robert
Rouse, William
St Clair Thomson, Aubrey L.
Taplin, Arthur
Taplin
Thomson, George
Turvey, John
Turvey, William
See details for all 11 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment, date of death
Order of information: Rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- War memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Paxford
- WMO ID: 235401
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 15-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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