Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Stroud
Town
Eastcombe
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29988

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Current location

In village cemetery opp. primary school
Dr. Crouch's Road
Eastcombe
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL6 7DP
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 89034 04342
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Heavy triangular slab mounted on three circular steps, surmounted by a pyramidal top. Commemorates the village dead of WW1 and WW2.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918, AND WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED, AND FOR THE OTHER SEVENTY WHO ALSO SERVED IN ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND." 1939-1945 [NAMES]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, F
Andrews, A
Blackaby, R H
Boulton, F W
Brotherstone, D
Brotherstone, T W
Brown, I
Clissold, A
Close, R W
Davis, C
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
Memorial was cleaned, repaired, repointed and re-lettered in 2018 by Bisley-with-Lypiatt Parish Council.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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