Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Stroud
Town
Stonehouse
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32177

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Current location

Wycliffe College
Bath Road
Stonehouse
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL10 2JF
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 80730 05092
Denomination: Non-Denominational

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Description
Stone clock tower and bronze tablet on exterior.
Inscription
OLD BOYS OF WYCLIFFE COLLEGE / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR ENGLAND IN THE GREAT WAR. THEY FREELY SERVED AND GLADLY DIED / THE DEATHLESS CAUSE OF RIGHT AND LIBERTY / THEIR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF / LIFE ARE ENGRAVED HERE THAT WE / WHO READ WITH WHAT A GREAT PRICE / FREEDOM STILL IS BOUGHT MAY PAY OUR / TRIBUTE OF REVERENCE, GRATITUDE AND / AFFECTION AND GIVE ALL PRAISE TO GOD. ROUND EDGE OF TABLET: NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY. A 1914-1919 D
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Apperley, Arthur L
Arkell, Frank J
Baker, Walter
Barnard, Cyril
Bayley, Archie C
Beacham, Cecil L
Bird, Rex W
Bladwell, Leonard J
Bladwell, Stanley F
Bomford, Ben Raymond
See details for all 78 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 78
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 78
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forenames, decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2 M, width 0.65 M
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WYCLIFFE COLLEGE CHAPEL SPIRE
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
COLLEGE AUTHORITIES
Reference
  • THE WYCLIFFE CHAPELS by F.M.L. SMITH Source: Image Library

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