Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Gloucester
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20810

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Current location

17
Gloucester Cathedral
College Green
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LR
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 8306118750
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SMALL STONE WHEEL CROSS ON PLINTH.
Inscription
THIS CROSS WAS MADE/ DURING HIS CAPTIVITY/ BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P. CARNE, V.C., D.S.O./ WHO COMMANDED THE 1ST BATTALION/ THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT (28TH 61ST)/ AT THE BATTLE OF IMLIN RIVER/ 22ND-25TH APRIL 1951/ AND WAS USED AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES/ HELD IN THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP/ PYN-CHONG-NI, NORTH KOREA
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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