Memorial

10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

Mark Newton 3 July 2017

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 3 July 2017

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Current Location

Christ Church, Malvern Road, Lansdown, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2NR, England

SO 93978 22279

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 20727
Description: A wooden cross painted white with black lettering. There are diagonal struts to the head of the cross and the whole stands on a three-stepped base. At the crossing point is a bronze badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Located in the vicinity of the cross is a brass plaque describing the background and provenance of the cross . This plaque and the cross are treated as one memorial .
Inscription: Cross /OFFICERS, N.C.O. AND MEN/ 10TH (S) BATTN. GLOSTER REGT./ KILLED IN ACTION/ AUGUST & SEPT 1916/ Plaque /GO THY WAY THY SON LIVETH/THIS CROSS/TAKEN FROM THE HIGHWOOD AREA/SOMME BATTLEFIELD BY LT COL H E PRITCHARD/OFFICER COMMANDING 10TH SERVICE BATTALION/THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT/1914-1915/IS PLACED FOR PRESERVATION IN/CHRIST CHURCH/CHELTENHAM/WHERE THE REGIMENT WORSHIPPED/BEFORE PROCEEDING TO JOIN/THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE /IN FRANCE/

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good