
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Shelter
- District
- Stroud
- Town
- Kingswood
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 30101
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Current location
B 4060
6
Abbey Street
Kingswood
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL12 8RN
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 74642 92018
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Shelter with lych-gate style roof of wooden beams with stone tiles set over bench beneath. Inscriptions on panels set into wall behind bench. The middle panel depicts casualties of WW1, and the side panels depicts casualties of WW2. Carved inscription in black lettering.
- Inscription
- CENTRE PANEL - REMEMBER THESE MEN/ WHO/ DIED FOR/ ENGLAND/ 1914 - 1918 / (Names)/ (Name) KOREA / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1921 SIDE PANELS - 1939 - 1945 / (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,regiment,decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Shelter
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Shelter
- 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
- Kingswood Memorial Shelter
- WMO ID: 253393
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-01-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
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