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Memorial details

Memorial type

Cross

District

Wychavon

Town

Kemerton

County

Hereford And Worcester

Country

England

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

SIR HERBERT BAKER RA (Designer)
Messrs E T Taylor of Tewkesbury (Builder)
Mr A Stanley of Kemerton (Stone Carver)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 9 January 1921
Attended by: Lady Norton

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

32460

Current location

High Street
Kemerton
Wychavon
Hereford And Worcester
GL20 7JE
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 94611 37201
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Latin Limestone Cross atop a tall shaft, which is on a five stage base. The design of the cross was adapted from an ancient village cross in the village of Laycock.

Inscription

1914 + 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES) IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

Names on memorial

Brush, A C
Bucks, L L
Cook, F
Devereux, O W
Durh, L I
Farrer, C
Farrer, T C
Festing, H W
Hindmarsh, E N
Holland Martin, G R
See details for all 24 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone

Listing information

Kemerton 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

Kemerton
WMO ID: 165773
Condition: Fair [last updated on 19-06-2019]
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History

NAMES ERODED; 2015 War Memorials Trust grant of £2,300- memorial cleaned of soiling and biological growth, the inscriptions were repainted and selective stone replacement undertaken on the eroded steps, memorial repointed with a lime mortar.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

War Memorials Trust Bulletin 75, November 2017, page 10

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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