Memorial

Gosport Old Town

Mark Newton 17 August 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 17 August 2016

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Current Location

Holy Trinity Church, Chapel Row, Gosport, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL, England

SZ 62106 99652

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21204
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by plinth and hooded Crucifix Commemorating one member of the Parachute Regiment killed in the Falklands Campaign and a member of the Royal Engineers killed in Afghanistan.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF ALL THOSE FROM/ THE OLD TOWN OF GOSPORT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ HOLY TRINITY/ GOSPORT/ ST MATTHEWS/ GOSPORT (TWO NAMES)

War: Falklands Conflict (1982)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, initial, rank, battalion, regiment, year of death

Memorial

Width: 1520MM

Depth: 1165MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good