Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Stroud
Town
Bisley
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3.4.1921
    Attended by: Chalford band, choir, clergy, Comrades from the war, general public, guard of Boy Scouts.. Dedicated by Rev Canon Hawkins (Rural Dean of Bisley). Service conducted by the vicar, Rev W J Clay. Capt Nelson formally handed memorial to Parish Council.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71841

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Current location

By main road in centre of village
opposite the "Stirrup Cup" pub
Cheltenham Road
Bisley
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL6 7BS
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 90470 06098
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wheel cross set on a tapering shaft, square plinth, two steps and a base. There is a gravel surround and the whole is enclosed with wrought iron railings.
Inscription
6o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF / GOD / AND TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF BILSEY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / SERVING THE KING / IN THE YEARS OF OUR LORD / 1914-18'. 'I saw...the souls of / them that were slain / for the word of GOD / ....and white robes were / given unto every one of / them, Rev VI. 9.11'. 3 and 9 o'clock faces: - (NAMES) 12o'clock face: AND ALSO A THANK TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE RETURN HOME OF THEIR 90 COMRADES'. 'YEA THE LORD HATH DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US ALREADY: WHEREOF WE REJOICE, PS CXXXVI'
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Bailey, Harry W
Bevan, R J
Blackwell, Charles
Clarke, James
Clissold, Albert
Dorington, Thomas P.
Drummond, H. Gerald B.
Dunn, William
Fern, Arthur
Gardiner, Frederick A H
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Names, rank, decoration, unit.
    Order of information: Rank, name, decoration, unit
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, name, unit
    Order of information: Rank, name, unit
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c,3700mm, width c.2750mm
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • 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
Responsibility
Bisley Parish Council
Reference
  • Gloucestershire Chronicle 9.4.1921
  • www.bisleyvillage.com/history/war-memorial

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