Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Maker
ANDREA ANGEL (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 Aug 1916
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 4 Aug 2016
    Attended by: Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4 Aug 1916
    Attended by: Henry Luke Paget, Bishop of Stepney
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17933

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Current location

St Botolph without Bishopsgate Church
Bishopsgate
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC2M 3TH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33218 81496
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Four stepped octagonal base surmounted by octagonal plinth, shaft and wheel cross. Inscriptions on four sides of he plinth. At the base and top of the shaft are carved niches.
Inscription
North side. "JOHN TRAVERS / CORNWELL VC, / OF / H.M.S. CHESTER. / THE / BATTLE OF JUTLAND / JUNE 1916 / HERO OF 16 YEARS". East side. "KITCHENER, / JUNE 5, 1916. / LEST WE FORGET". South side. "IN MEMORIAM OFFICERS / AND MEN OF THE / HONOURABLE / ARTILLERY / COMPANY / WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR, / AUGUST. 4TH, 1916" West side."IN MEMORY OF / OUR / BRAVE DEAD / OF / BISHOPSGATE / 1914 - 1916
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cornwell, John Travers
Kitchener, Lord Horatio Herbert
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, forename,manner of death,age of death,decorations
    Order of information: Surname
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death. ,place of death,forename,age of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Bishopsgate Parish 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
Reference
  • Church Times Newspaper 26/8/2016 page 13

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