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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Wychavon
Town: Ashton Under Hill
County: Hereford And Worcester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 32160

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Current location

Roadside
near the village school
Ashton Under Hill
Wychavon
Hereford And Worcester
WR11 7SW
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 99748 37912
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Wheel cross on square plinth and square three stepped base. Inscription carved on three sides of the plinth.

Inscription

Front Face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF ASHTON-UNDER-HILL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)/ "THESE WERE A WALL UNTO US/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY" 9 o'clock face: 1914-1919/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: THESE MEN DIED/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barnett, Reginald
Clemens, Andrew
Cope, Somerville Charles
Cotton, Benjamin
Cresswell, Alexander
Grove, Alfred
Hunting, Charles W.
Lea, Guy
Porter, Frederick
Stanton, Albert
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Cross
Measurements: height 3500MM
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Under the Parish Lantern by Archer, Fred pp 45-49 Published:Coronet Books and Hodder Paperbacks 1973

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