Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Leominster
Town
Upper Hill
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33115

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Current location

War Memorial
Westhope Hill
Upper Hill
Leominster
Hereford And Worcester
HR4 8BU
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 47212 53425
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
SMALL CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON THREE STEP PLINTH, PERIMETER SURROUNDED BY WHITE CHAIN FENCE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THE GIVER OF VICTORY AND/ TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF UPPER HILL/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ BY THEIR DEATH WE LIVE/ (WW2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Enoch, Arthur William
Matthews, George C
Reynolds, William C
Saunders, Lambert
Williams, Hammond
Williams, James W
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment
    Order of information: year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Upper Hill 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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