Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Shropshire
Town
Cleobury Mortimer
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72656

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Street
Cleobury Mortimer
South Shropshire
Shropshire
DY14 8BS
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 67407 75775
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rough hewn celtic cross set on a shaft with a carved sword and tapering plinth with a square base. The dedication is on the foot of the shaft with the WW1 names on the 12o'clock face of the plinth and WW2 names on a small tablet infront of the base. The whole is set in a war memorial garden with two dedicatory tablets.
Inscription
On shaft: TO THE / HONOURED / MEMORY / OF THE MEN / FROM FROM / THE PARISH OF / CLEOBURY / MORTIMER / WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 On tablet: 1939-1945 (Names) On plinth: LEST WE FORGET // 1914-1918 (Names) On base: LEST WE FORGET On church wall upper tablet: THE WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN / DEDICATED BY THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD / ON THE 28th JUNE 1989 / FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTION FUNDED BY THE / PARISH COUNCIL AND THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION / BASED ON DESIGNS BY PUPILS OF / LACON CHILDE SCHOOL. Lower tablet: ON THE / 8th OF MAY 1995 CLEOBURY MORTIMER / UNITED TO COMMEMORATED THE END OF / WORLD WAR II IN 1945. / THIS STONE WAS DEDICATED ON THE / 15th OF AUGUST 1995.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Benson, A. H.
Bird, J.
Bird, R. T.
Brannan, P.
Bridgewater, W. R. G
Brighton, W. M. M.
Davis, E.
Davis, P.
Downes, R. F.
Downes, T. K.
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL OUTSIDE CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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