Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
Town
Hartlebury
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18th June, 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33294

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Current location

St James' Church
Quarry Bank
Hartlebury
Hereford And Worcester
DY11 7YH
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 84004 70915
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Tall sandstone Latin cross with tapering shaft on rectangular bases placed on octagonal steps. The lower base has the dedicatory tablet on one side. On each side of the upper base is a tablet containing names, i.e. four tablets in total. On one side of the cross above the bases is a wreath surrounding the dates 1914-1918.
Inscription
Lower base: TO THE GLORY OF GOD./ IN MEMORY OF THE HARTLEBURY MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY./ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. Upper base: (NAMES) Cross: 1914/ 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amphlett, Thomas
Bell, Reginald
Berry, Wallace
Blount, James
Bolas, Alfred
Boswell, Henry
Breakwell, Joseph
Clinton, Cyril
Coleman, William
Cotterill, George
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/266293 - includes images and list of names.
  • "Diary of Canon Cory, Vicar of Wilden", 1920. IWM paper records gave reference BA9338/3ii, Item 11, Ref 705, but it is not clear which library or archive this refers to.

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