Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Town
- Leckhampton
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR LEONARD BARNARD FRIBA (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: April 1920
Attended by: SIR ASHTON LISTER MP
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20840
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Current location
JUNCTION OF CHURCH RD AND HALL RD
Church Road/ Hall Road
Leckhampton
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL53 0PR
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 9460819783
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- PLAIN LATIN CROSS ON VERY SMALL TAPERING OCTAGONAL PLINTH BEARING NAME PANELS AND TWO STEPPED BASE
- Inscription
- IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF/ THEIR GALLANT DEAD THE PEOPLE/ OF LECKHAMPTON DEDICATE THIS/ "AWAY WITH THE FEAR OF DEATH/ DWELL ON THE UNDYINGNESS BEYOND"/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aldrich
Angus
Ballinger
Barrett
Bendall
Burford
Caudle
Cheshire
Delmar-williamson
Enoch
See details for all 34 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 34
Served and returned: 0
Died: 34
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,place of death
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Cross
Measurements: height 14FT
Materials: Stone - Local
- Plaques / Panels with names
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Leckhampton War memorial
- WMO ID: 151383
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 19-02-2018]
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- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
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