Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
Town
Old Gore
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32955

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Current location

Roadside - opposite bus stop
B4224
Old Gore
Hereford And Worcester
HR9 7QR
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 63016 28666
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TWO-STEPPED SQUARE BASE SET INTO A SLOPE SURMOUNTED BY A SQUARE PEDESTAL, SHAFT AND GABLED CRUCIFIX
Inscription
TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF HEREFORD MEN/ OF THIS DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THESE WERE HIS SERVANT, IN HIS STEPS THEY TROD/ FOLLOWING THROUGH DEATH THE MARTYRED SON OF GOD/ VICTOR HE ROSE, VICTORIOUS TOO SHALL RISE/ THEY WHO HAVE DRUNK THE CUP OF SACRIFICE./ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addis, John
Clive, Percy A
Colburn, Henry
Dallow, Harry
Day, Leslie I
Foster, A Cedric
Fowler, Grabville
Gardiner, A William
Gascoine, Ivo
Gibbons, Albert
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 19
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,occupation,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • OLD GORE WAR MEMORIAL
  • 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
Reference

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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