Memorial

Bourton-on-the Water

Main Inscription

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Located in a public area on the corner of Sherborne Street and High Street just east of the River Windrush, Sherborne Street/High Street, Bourton on the Water, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AP, England

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SP 16742 20705

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 20668
Description: Four-stepped base surmounted by octagonal plinth, shaft and Latin cross. The main Inscription (north-east facing plate) and names of the fallen from both World Wars are given on eight metal plaques attached to the sides of the plinth. The two plaques immediately to the left of the main inscription plaque relate to WW2. All inscription is formed in upper-case lettering in relief. Whole stands on a concrete base bordered by low posts with chain link fence. There is also a separate black plaque attached to the memorial commemorating the end of the Second World War; the inscription is formed in upper-case lettering in relief. A 'VC Paving Stone' to Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Graham Johnson VC CB DSO MC (1884-1975) has been added within the curtilage of the Memorial, along with a brass engraving of the VC Citation alongside. The VC was awarded for most conspicuous bravery and leadership during the forcing of the Sambre Canal on 4/11/1918.
Inscription: side one: 1914 1918 / 1939 1945 / TO THOSE OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO MADE THE SACRIFICE / FOR PEACE / SONS OF THIS PLACE LET / THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE / WORTHY OF THE DEAD / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT / YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE / YOU FALL ASLEEP. other 7 sides: (names of the fallen from WW1 and WW2) separate plaque - IN COMMEMORATION/ OF THE END OF THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ IN 1945/ PRESENTED 1996/ BY/ BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER/ PARISH COUNCIL

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 27
Died: 27
Information shown: forename(s), surname, rank, regiment, decorations, place died, year died
Order of names: Year died

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 12
Died: 12
Information shown: forename(s), surname, decorations, rank, service / regiment,
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

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Custodian: Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council

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