Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Cotswold
Town
Ampney Crucis
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20602

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Current location

Adjacent to junction of road to Church and road to village
Ampney Crucis
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL7 5RY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 06624 01796
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by plinth, tapering shaft and cross. Cross has cusping to the arms. At base of shaft is a relief-carved shield with crown of thorns, set within ogee-headed field with cusping. Incised inscription on all sides of plinth and on three sides of base.
Inscription
Plinth Face 1: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ AMPNEY CRUCIS/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED HEREON/ AND IN THANKFULNESS FOR/ THE SAFE RETURN/ OF MANY OTHERS WHO WENT/ FROM THIS VILLAGE Plinth Faces 2 and 4: (Names) Plinth Face 3: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE/ ECCLESIASTICUS. 44. 14 Base Upper Step Face 1: THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945 Base Middle Step Face 1, 2 and 8: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnfield, Sydney George
Barton, Wilfred
Cooper, Ernest William
Doran, John
Edwards, John Charles
Freebury, Reginald Charles
Geeves, Frederick
Herbert, Abel
Hopkins, Tom
Humphries, Cecil
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4400 mm, width 1120 mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
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
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Sir Frederick Cripps, local residents and unknown benefactor
Responsibility
THE BRITISH LEGION

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