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Brockworth and Witcombe Obelisk - Replacement Memorial

Replacement Memorial

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Current Location

The memorial is located at the junction between Moorfield Road and Vicarage Lane, Moorfield Road, Brockworth, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL3 4EX, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 89284 16541

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 20783
Description: An obelisk with a tapering plinth and pillar mounted on a square base set in a grassed area at the junction. A path leads to the memorial from the adjacent footway and a bench has been provided on either side of the memorial. All inscription is provided on the main face and is formed in black upper-case lettering.
Inscription: BROCKWORTH &/ WITCOMBE/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 - 1918/ (16 names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (8 names)/ LEST WE FORGET

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 16
Died: 16
Information shown: forename initials, surname
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: forename initials, surname
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

History

Maker(s): C P Ransome, Monumental Sculptor, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2BE
Costs: c £,7500
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Royal British Legion
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Land was given by the Parish Council
Maintenance History: DANGER TO THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL AND GARDEN (WMR ref: 20781) POSED BY CRUMBLING WALL BEHIND LED TO CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEW MEMORIAL OBELISK (WMR ref: 20783) IN 1993.

Ceremonies

Dedicated

23rd April 1993

Bishop Suffragan of Tewkesbury and Reverend P Naylor

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Brockworth and Witcombe Obelisk - Replacement Memorial

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Brockworth and Witcombe Obelisk - Replacement Memorial

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

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