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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Wychavon
- Town
- Cropthorne
- County
- Hereford And Worcester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 32804
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Current location
ST MICHAELS CHURCH
Main St
Cropthorne
Wychavon
Hereford And Worcester
WR10 3LT
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 99916 45005
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- ANCIENT PREACHING CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH. MOUNTED ON A NEW TWO STEP BASE AND PLAQUES ADD SO THAT IT COULD BE USED AS THE WAR MEMORIAL
- Inscription
- THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ CROPTHORNE ROLL OF HONOUR ERECTED BY THIS GRATEFUL VILLAGE TO COMMEMORATE THE NAMES OF ITS/ FAITHFUL SONS WHO FOUGHT FOR ENGLAND AND LIBERTY/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bott, W J
Capener, W
Corbett, J E
Forrester, F E
Forrester, G W
Harris, F R
Hyde, E H
Hyde, W G
Ireland, W
Lewis, H
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment
Order of information: year died
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Memorial
Measurements: depth 1910MM, height 3810MM, width 1910MM
Materials: Stone - Cotswold
- Plaques / Panels with names
- Listing information
- CHURCHYARD CROSS
- 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
- CROPTHORNE
- WMO ID: 91535
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 15-06-2019]
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- History
- ORIGINAL PREACHING CROSS ELEMENT IS UNDERSTANDABLY WEATHERED. (1991)
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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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