Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Hereford
Town
Tupsley
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1918
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32669

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Current location

Junction of Church Road and the A438
A438
Tupsley
Hereford
Hereford And Worcester
HR1 1RP
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 52640 40262
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PEDESTAL, SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON METAL PLAQUES INSET INTO THE SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL. ADDITIONAL SMALL STONE BLOCK WITH PLAQUE WITH WW2 NAMES ON IT PLACED AT THE FOOT OF ONE SIDE OF THE PEDESTAL
Inscription
SIDE ONE: "WELL DONE GOOD AND/ FAITHFUL SERVANT/ ENTER THOU INTO/ THE JOY OF THY LORD"/ 1918/ THE TUPSLEY CROSS/ WAS DEDICATED BY LIEUT. COL./ AND MRS H.R.C. HEWAT TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD/ MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES) SIDE TWO AND THREE: (NAMES) ADDITIONAL PLAQUE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anthony, Percy
Bailey, Leonard
Brash, Edmund
Britten, Arthur H
Britten, C E
Buckman, J Leslie
Carden, Henry C
Careless, Wilfred Townshed
Cartwright, Raymond
Caselton, F J
See details for all 60 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 47
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: rank,forename,decorations,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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