Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Ashchurch
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20772

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Current location

Situated between Ashchurch Primary School and Ashchurch Village Hall
Ashchurch Road
Ashchurch
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8LA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 92841 33246
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CROSS WITH 'ROOF' ENDS ON TOP AND EACH ARM. SET ON CAPITAL ON TOP OF SQUARE TAPERED COLUMN, ON THREE-STEP BASE
Inscription
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ THIS CROSS IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atwood, William
Cartland, J Bertram F
Day, A Charles
Eckersall, Frederick E Nixon
Griffiths, Harold
Halling, William
Hopton, Charles
Hutchings, Charles
Hutchings, Harold
James, Henry
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: rank,surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 1676mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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