Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Tirley
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR J CARTER (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1918
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20912

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Church Lane
Tirley
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL19 4HH
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 8399028558
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ADDITION OF CLOCK TO TOWER, WITH ASSOCIATED PLAQUE
Inscription
(ON PLAQUE) THIS CLOCK/ MADE BY J CARTER OF THIS PARISH/ IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/ 2ND LIEUT GEORGE EDWARD FOWLER/ (SON OF J & D L FOWLER, TOWN ST, TIRLEY)/ OF THE 12TH GLOUCESTERSHIRES/ WHO FELL IN ACTION NEAR YPRES/ OCTOBER 28TH 1917/ AGED 37 YEARS/ THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS PRAISE THEE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fowler, George Edward
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 475MM, width 628MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
CLOCK MECHANISM NO LONGER IN USE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
PCC

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