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    Memorial

    Wotton Under Edge

    Mark Newton 22 July 2017

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 22 July 2017

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    Current Location

    Crossroads in centre of town junction of Cotswold Way and Culverhay, Cotswold Way, Wotton Under Edge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL12 7DH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 75884 93379

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    Type of Memorial
    Pillar / Column
    WMR Reference Number
    20744
    Description
    SQUARE TAPERED COLUMN SET ON SQUARE BASE WITH PEDIMENTS. URN ON TOP OF COLUMN. WHOLE SET ON THREE STEPS. INSCRIPTION AND NAMES ON BRONZE PLAQUES SET INTO SQUARE BASE.
    Inscription
    TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN/ OF WOTTON UNDER EDGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    114
    Died
    114
    Information shown
    surname,rank
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    surname,regiment
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Henry Poole, Sculptor

    • Percy Burnell Tubbs RIBA, Designer

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    20th June 1920

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


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