Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Kennet
- Town
- Bishops Cannings
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23943
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Current location
ST MARYS CHURCH
Chandlers Lane
Bishops Cannings
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN10 2JZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 03735 64165
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WHEEL CROSS OF STONE.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 (NAMES on two faces of the memorial) 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Besant, W
Cowdry, J
Cox, A.f.
Drew, F
Ford, A
Grant, J
Hand, W J
King, F
King, P B
Kyte, F
See details for all 30 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died
Order of information: year died,rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height C 12 FT
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Bishops Cannings 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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