Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Gloucester
Town
Quedgeley
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20642

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Current location

Reception area
1
Gloucestershire Constabulary HQ
Waterwells
Waterwells Business Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 2AN
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 81056 12900
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Reception area
    Cheltenham Police Station
    Lansdown Road
    Cheltenham
    Cheltenham
    Gloucestershire
    GL51 6QH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SO 93382 21695
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Blue-bound Book of Remembrance, with illuminated pages, kept within a glazed wooden case on a stand. Each of the war-related entries within the Book has the Gloucestershire Constabulary crest above the person's name, and the relevant Regiment/ Royal Navy/ Royal Air Force crest on the adjacent page. (In addition to a page re each of the 19 World War casualties, the Book also has entries re two officers who died in the line of non-war-related Police duty, i.e. Sergeant S. Beard who died on 24/8/1861 and Sergeant W. Morris who died on 10/11/1895).
Inscription
GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ ROLL/ OF/ HONOUR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Batts, C G
Boulton, G
Carter, A B
Chamberlain, C
Chester- Master, R C
Curry, W A
Dibden, C J
Drake, W H
Hall, H A
Ingram, G
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, decorations, military unit, date of death
    Order of information: Chronologically by date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, military unit, date of death
    Order of information: Chronologically by date of death
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: depth C 300MM, height C 1000MM, width C 500MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
History
The book of Remembrance and other memorials were moved from Cheltenham to the Constabulary's HQ in Gloucester in 2014. At this time the wooden glazed case containing the Book of Remembrance was replaced with a new one.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Reference

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