Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Town
- Twyning
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Falklands Conflict (1982)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 20th June 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 36920
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Current location
High Street / Hillend
Twyning
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 6DE
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 8985536859
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- GREEK CROSS ON 3-STEP SQUARE BASE: TWO BRONZE COMMEMORATION PLAQUES ARE ON THE EFACE OF THE TOP STEP.
- Inscription
- 1914-1918 / [NAMES] / 1939-1946 [NAMES] / FALKLANDS 1982 [NAME]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Akerman, Francis John
Bartlett, William George
Bayliss, Herbert Edward
Bennett, William Henry
Black, William Edward
Cornish, Albert Henry
Dee, Fred
Green, Arthur
Green, Charles
Griffiths, Arthur Henry
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Forenames, Awards
Order of information: Surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Falklands Conflict (1982)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 6 M, width 2.4 M
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Twyning Village
- WMO ID: 154802
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 24-06-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- CRUCIFIX REPAIRED AND PART OF COLUMN REPLACED 2000. TWYNING PARISH COUNCIL WITH GRANT FROM TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUCIL ADDED BRONZE PLAQUES LISTING NAMES AS A MILLENIUM PROJECT.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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