Memorial

Men Of Cheltenham

Mark Newton 30 June 2017

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 30 June 2017

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Current Location

Promenade, Cheltenham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 9SA, England

SO 9476222293

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 20599
Description: Large tapering stone obelisk surmounting two-stepped stone plinth. Top step of plinth bears inscription. Names on plinth below. Whole set on three-stepped stone base in paved area. In relief at bottom of obelisk the Town Coat of Arms and wreath with reversed sword and dates "1914-1919".
Inscription: REMEMBER THE MEN OF CHELTENHAM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919. IF THEY WERE STRANGERS TO ONE ANOTHER HERE IN THEIR COMMON HOME, THEY SERVED AND WROUGHT AND DIED IN MANY LANDS NEAR AND FAR AS A BAND OF BROTHERS. LEARN FROM THEM SO AS TO LIVE AND DIE THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THEM AND ARE NO MORE SEEN, YOU MAY, LIKE THEM, BE REMEMBERED AND REGRETTED/ (NAMES)