Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Cotswold
Town
Guiting Power
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63335

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Current location

St Michaels and All Angels Church
Guiting Power
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL54 5TX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 094 246
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Illustrated Roll of Honour in frame mounted on wall. Names of dead depicted on scroll and flanked by flags, followed by names of served and returned. Inscription flanked by depiction of columns of victory with garlands, supporting archway and cornice. Whole set in glass and wooden frame with cuspoid edges.
Inscription
Upper, centre: GOD/ SAVE THE/ KING/ MEN/ in His Majesty's Forces/ By Land and Sea/ GREAT WAR, 1914-1918/ FROM/ LOWER GUITING, FARMCOTE, BARTON & ROEL./ ROLL OF HONOUR/ Those who made the supreme sacrifice/ (Names)/ Died on Home Service/ (Names)/ Returned from the War/ (Names)/ On Home Service/ (Names) Lower, centre: In Memoriam/ Above Those whom this Scroll commemorates were numbered among those who at/ the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured/ (...), faced danger and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of/ duty and self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in Freedom./ Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten./ Pillars of Victory, wreathed with garlands of triumph.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 86
    Served and returned: 69
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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