Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Winchcombe
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21061

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Gloucester Street
Winchcombe
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL54 5LU
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 0229828218
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Cast bronze plaque, KSLI BADGE AT TOP. MOULDED BORDER
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / FRANCIS CLIFFORD BIRD,/ SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE / 2ND KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, / ELDER SON OF FRANCIS AND MARY BIRD, / OF COTSWOLD IN THIS PARISH, / KILLED IN ACTION NEAR ST ELOI, FLANDERS, / MARCH 2ND 1915, AGED 19 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bird, Francis Clifford
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 312 MM, width 500 MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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