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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Cotswold
Town
Bourton on the Water
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20668

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Current location

Main Street
Bourton on the Water
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL54 2AN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 16742 20705
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-stepped base surmounted by plinth, shaft and cross. Inscription on metal plaques attached to the sides of the plinth. Inscription in relief. Whole stands on a ?concrete base bordered by low posts with chain link fence. A 'VC Paving Stone' to Lt Col DG Johnson VC DSO MC has been added within the curtilage, along with a brass engraving of the VC Citation alongside.
Inscription
SIDE ONE: 1914 1918 / 1939 1945 / TO THOSE OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO MADE THE SACRIFICE / FOR PEACE / SONS OF THIS PLACE LET / THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE / WORTHY OF THE DEAD / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT / YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE / YOU FALL ASLEEP. OTHER SIDES: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Astle, Alfred
Bartlett, Alan Charles
Bridgett, Claude
Clarke, Arthur Cecil Crafton
Clarke, William
Clifford, Cyril Jesse
Collett, Frederick Paris
De Banks, Stephen John Arthur
Dixon, William
Dormer, John Edward
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations,rank,regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 27
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: year died,forename,regiment,place of death
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Bourton-on-the-Water War Memorial including gated enclosure
  • 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
Responsibility
PARISH COUNCIL
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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