Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Northavon
Town
Old Sodbury
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unknown
    Date: 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46204

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Current location

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Old Sodbury
Northavon
Avon
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 756 818
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden lych gate with dedicatory inscription carved into the wooden beams.
Inscription
FRONT GABLE: "LEST WE FORGET/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" BACK GABLE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 INTERIOR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE: (NAMES) INSIDE FRONT GABLE: THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, Albert
Cole, William
Dash, Percy
Derrick, Herbert
Edmonds, Roland
Grosvenor, Hugh
Hood, Cecil
Matthews, Henry
Porter, Fred
Porter, Wilfred
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: forename
    Order of information: forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: depth 3300MM, height C 4500MM, width 3000MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • Old Sodbury Memorial Lychgate
  • 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

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