2lt J E Gresson

1604536564

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Mark Newton 3 July 2017

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Mark Newton 3 July 2017 (WMR-20654)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20654" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/35/343/mid_20654_mark_newton_3_july_2017.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="2lt J E Gresson"> </a> <span> 2lt J E Gresson <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Mark Newton 3 July 2017 (WMR-20654)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20654][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/35/343/mid_20654_mark_newton_3_july_2017.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20654]2lt J E Gresson.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Mark Newton 3 July 2017 (WMR-20654)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Cheltenham
Town: Cheltenham
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 20654

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

ST STEPHENS CHURCH
St Stephens Rd
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 940 220
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

Plaque with Regimental badge carved at top left.

Inscription

IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ JOHN EDWARD GRESSON/ 2ND LIEUT. 3RD BATTALION/ CHESHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES/ IN BELGIUM WHEN ATTACHED/ TO THE 2ND BATTALION/ 25TH MAY 1915. AGED 33/ YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE/ W.H. GRESSON, MAJOR. (27TH)/ INNISKILLING FUSILIERS AND/ (65TH) YORK & LANCASTER/ REGIMENTS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Gresson, John Edward
See details

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height C 1000MM, width C 500MM
Materials: Bronze
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Green

Listing information

Church of St Stephen
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

Condition

2nd Lieut John Edward Gresson
WMO ID: 223216
Condition: Good [last updated on 28-04-2020]
Help update these details if the condition is wrong

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].