Southam And Cleeve Hill

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Tewkesbury
Town: Southam
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 20872

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Current location

School Lane/ Old Road
Southam
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL52 3NN
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 9728325643
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

WHEEL CROSS ON PILLAR WITH SQUARE PLINTH AND STEPPED BASE

Inscription

(FACE 1) IN GORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF SOUTHAM AND CLEEVE HILL WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) (FACE 2) IS IT/ NOTHING TO YOU/ ALL YE THAT/ PASS BY (FACE 3) GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIENDS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bailey, Donald
Barnett, Lionel
Coombes, Wilfred
Gilder, George
Goodall, Jack
Holder, Reginald
Hopcraft, Paul
Hopcraft, Peter
Large, George
Pearce, Harold
See details for all 15 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cross
Measurements: height 3550MM
Materials: Stone
Plinth
Measurements: height 750MM, width 750MM
Materials: Stone
Steps
Measurements: height 2650MM, width 2650MM
Materials: Stone

Listing information

Southam and Cleeve Hill War Memorial
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

Southam War Memorial
WMO ID: 103189
Condition: Good [last updated on 18-10-2019]
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History

RECENTLY CLEANED (1990) 2005; Applied for Grant for War Memorials

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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