Prestbury Church WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Cheltenham
Town: Prestbury
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 93787

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Current location

In the church porch
St. Mary's Church
Mill Street
Prestbury
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 3BQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 96992 23991
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A limestone tablet set level into the porch wall there are 6 squares containing religious emblems as decorations round the edge. The cental area has a tall cross with Christ crucified at the top and a plant at the bottom dividing the names into two columns. The inscription is direct into the stone

Inscription

PRAY FOR THE/ SOULS OF/ (NAMES)/ R. I. P./ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT/ WAS A. D. 1914 - 1919

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baghot-de La Bere, Cyril John
Boschetti, Laurence William
Cooke, George
Cooke, William
Davis, Albert
Davis, Sydney
Diston, Dennis William
Dowdeswell, Robert James
Eggleton, Reginald
Fildes, Percival
See details for all 46 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 46
Served and returned: 0
Died: 46
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

twitter.com/StroudStory/status/1315598769589825536

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