Memorial

St Andrew's Church, Chedworth - Tablet

Source: Copyright Ynyr Owen (WMO 222648)

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, Church Row, Chedworth, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL54 4AD, England

SP 05168 12127

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 20675
Description: Large rectangular stone tablet, with a cornice with floral decoration and a red cross at the centre. The tablet is made up of two sections joined together, the original upper section commemorating WW1 and bearing the legend '1939 -1945' at bottom, and the lower section bearing the WW2 names.
Inscription: IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE CHEDWORTH/ MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR MCMXIV-XIX/ .... THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THEIR/ FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ (names)/ TRUE LOVE BY LIFE NO LESS THAN DEATH IS TRIED/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED/ 1939 - 1945/ (names)

Tablet

Height: 1760 mm

Width: 1220 mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good