Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Kennet
- Town
- Preshute
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 2nd November 1919
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43569
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Prominent postion in churchyard
east side of church.
ST GEORGES CHURCH
Preshute Lane
Preshute
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 4HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 18011 68566
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Tapering latin cross surmounting a sloped plinth with inset tablet.
- Inscription
- 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PRESHUTE WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bambridge, W H
Bessant, W
Blanchard, A W
Bussell, J G
Culley, H J
Ford, F
Hawkins, T J
Maslen, F
Maurice, T H M
Petty, T R
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 305 CM, width 100 CM
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- Listing information
- Preshute 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
- Costs
Site: £70
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate,private,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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-43569
For queries, please contact [email protected].