Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Napton on the Hill
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 06-1919
    Attended by:
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11-11-2008
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68668

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Current location

On grassed area
between Chapel Lane & School Hill.
Chapel Lane
Napton on the Hill
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
CV47 8PB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 46354 61127
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • BUTT HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
    NAPTON- ON- HILL
    Stratford On Avon
    Warwickshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Three white rectangular marble memorial tablets set into a freestanding brick wall located on a grassed area. Centre tablet is topped with a Calvary cross where sit on a pediment, flanked by two smaller tablets. The tablet on the left described the details of the erection. The tablet on the centre listed the war dead during WW1 and the tablet of the right listed the casualties at WW2. Carved lettering in black. WW1 names refer to WMR 19337 for original memorial.
Inscription
Tablet (On the left) : THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED HERE DURING/ 2008 AND RE-DEDICATED ON/ REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY,/ NOVEMBER 2008 - NINETY YEARS/ AFTER THE ARMISTICE FOLLOWING/ THE GREAT WAR/ IT WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED ON/ THE GIRLS SCHOOL, BUTT HILL./ AND DEDICATED IN JUNE 1919/ THE COST BEING RAISED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IT WAS REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL/ LOCATION FOLLOWING THE SALE/ OF THE OLD SCHOOL TO A PRIVATE/ COMPANY IN 2007. THE BRICKS USED/ ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN ITS/ PREVIOUS SETTING./ ALSO REMEMBERING/ WILLIAM BATCHELOR WHO IS INCLUDED ON THE GREAT WAR/ MEMORIAL OBELISK IN THE CHURCH YARD . Tablet (Centre) : ERECTED BY/ REVD RONALD IRWIN D.S.O. , M.C./ IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY , RIGHTEOUSNESS/ AND JUSTICE./ 1914-1918/ "Their Name Liveth For Evermore" Tablet (On the right) : IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alsop, W. E.
Badger, Aa
Badger, A F
Batchelor, C J F
Batchelor, T.
Beasley, C F
Blundell, C J
Cox, A F
Duckett, T. F.
Eadon, G. E.
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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