Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Bath
Town
Twerton
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: March 1921
    Attended by: MARQUIS OF BATH
  • Dedicated
    Date: March 1921
    Attended by: PREBENDARY L FISH
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7238

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Watery Lane
Twerton
Bath
Avon
BA2 1DW
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 72394 64723
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Celtic style cross on tapering plinth and two stage base
Inscription
A MEMORIAL/TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/A THANK OFFERING/FOR THE LIVING/1914-1918 'SOWN IN WEAKNESS/RAISED IN POWER' THESE MEN OF/TWERTON WERE/THEY WHO CALL/OF DUTY/MADE THE GREAT SACFIFICE/THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN/PEACE AND FREEDOM/LET THOSE WHO/COME AFTER/SEE TO IT THAT/THEIR OFFERING /BE NOT IN VAIN/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, A
Andrews, G
Apsey, J
Backhouse, J
Baker, F
Barnell, G
Bartlett, F
Bath, A
Batten, F
Beere, C
See details for all 146 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 147
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 147
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank ,regiment, surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 800MM, height 3005MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £356

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Bath Chronicle 26 March 1921 P.16 Bath Reference Library

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