Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Stroud
Town
Upton St Leonards
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony

  • Date: 8th August 1920
    Attended by: Not known
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30263

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Current location

ON VERGE OUTSIDE ST LEONARDS CHURCH
ST LEONARDS CHURCH
Upton St Leonards
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL4 8AP
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 86201 14952
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CROSS ON SLENDER COLUMN SET ON FOUR-STEP PLINTH AND CIRCULAR BASE.
Inscription
CROSS: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR 1914-1919 / IN MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR PLAQUE: THIS WAR MEMORIAL WAS/ RESTORED IN 1999 BY / UPTON ST LEONARDS PARISH COUNCIL / WITH THE AID OF A MILLENNIUM GRANT / FROM STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Avery, George
Bailey, Edward
Ballinger, Arthur Edward
Barnard, Arthur Edward
Benn, Lawrence
Birchall, Athur Percival Dearman
Birchall, Edward Vivian Dearman
Cameron, Ewart Arthur
Chorley, Frederick John
Clack, Edgar
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,forename
    Order of information: year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Cotswold Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
1999: MEMORIAL WAS RESTORED
Costs

Memorial: £472 10s 8d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
UPTON ST LEONARDS PARISH COUNCIL
Reference

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