Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Stratford On Avon
- Town
- Avon Dassett
- County
- Warwickshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Rededicated
Date: Remembrance Sunday 1968
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Rededicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51911
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Current location
Opposite bus shelter & noticeboard,
Main Road
Avon Dassett
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
CV47 2AS
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 40912 49900
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Square sectioned, tapering plinth surmounted by a Celtic style wheel cross. Inscription on plinth. Memorial is surrounded by a small paved area which is enclosed on three sides with a hedge. Standing back from roadside pavement, the site is accessed via three steps.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / RIP / TO THE MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE 1939-1945 WAR. / RIP / RE-DEDICATED ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 1968 AFTER REMOVAL TO THIS SITE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bloxham, Ernest Edward
Cooper, Hubert Bernard
Weld, Thomas Joseph
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Avon Dassett 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
- Avon Dassett Village War Memorial
- WMO ID: 259549
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 14-05-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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