Weston Under Penyard

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: South Herefordshire
Town: Weston Under Penyard
County: Hereford And Worcester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 33044

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Current location

St Lawrence church
A40
Bollitree Castle
Weston Under Penyard
South Herefordshire
Hereford And Worcester
HR9 7QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 63129 23234
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERING PLINTH, TAPERING PEDESTAL, SHAFT AND CROSS. WW1 INSCRIPTION ON PLAQUE ON THE PEDESTAL AND WW2 INSCRIPTION ON A PLAQUE ON THE PLINTH. INSCRIPTION ON BOTH IN WHITE PAINTED LETTERING SWORD CARVED ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE CROSS

Inscription

UPPER PLAQUE: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" LOWER PLAQUE: ALSO INT HE WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bourton, Albert
Carpenter, Ernest
Close, James
Davis, Charles
Goode, Edward
Gurney, Albert
Gurney, Arthur
Hall, Arthur
Hall, Frank
Hudson, Dennis
See details for all 23 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 23
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname,forename,rank,regiment
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname,forename,rank,regiment

Components

Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

Weston under Penyard 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

Condition

Weston Under Penyard
WMO ID: 174509
Condition: Good [last updated on 23-10-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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