Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Southam
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34632

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Current location

Church of the Ascension
Southam Lane
Southam
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL52 3PA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 96981 25556
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FRAMED PAPER ROLL OF SERVICE IN WOODEN FRAME. INSCRIPTION AND NAMES HAND-WRITTEN. NAMES AND FWW REFERENCE IN BLACK. REMAINDER IN RED.
Inscription
TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHAM / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES / [NAMES] / THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE 1914-1918 WAR ARE RECORDED / IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, BISHOPS CLEEVE / BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD, AND THE PEOPLE / WHOM HE HATH CHOSEN FOR HIS OWN INHERITENCE / PSALM 35 VERSE 12
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 24
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Scroll
    Measurements: height 400 MM, width 600 MM
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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