Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Cotswold
- Town
- Yanworth
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21062
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Current location
ON THE EAST WALL OF THE SOUTH PORCH
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH
Yanworth
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 079 139
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED FOLIATE BORDER AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PLAQUE AND INCISED INSCRIPTION. CROSS AT TOP OF PLAQUE WHERE FOLIATE BORDER FORMS A NOWY HEADED ARCH.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / YANWORTH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / AND OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Berry, Sidney G
Bowley, A
Brhnsden, J
Canham, A
Coates, Denis
Coates, George
Hicks, Christopher
Hicks, James
Knight, C E
Legg, Albert
See details for all 27 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 15
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: rank,regiment - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 2
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename and surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 5
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initials and surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 930MM, width 700MM
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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