Memorial

St Katherine's Church - Cross

St Katharine's Churchyard Cross

Source: Copyright Mike Guttridge

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Current Location

St Katharine's Churchyard, Gaston, Holt, West Wiltshire, Wiltshire, BA14 6PX, England

ST 86054 61591

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 24284
Description: Three-stepped square base surmounted by a Latin cross. Inscription and one dedicated name on front steps of base with a Roll of Honour scroll tablet bearing further inscription verses and all names, leaning on the lower step. Pinned-lead lettering and numerals form the inscriptions and names text. A sword and scabbard hangs on the cross with a cap on the right hand corner of the top step. The whole memorial stands on small boulders and is enclosed by a low wrought iron fence with fleur de lys at each corner.
Inscription: Shaft of cross: R.I.P. // Top step face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD. / AND IN LOVE AND HONOUR / TO THE MEMORY OF / MY BELOVED NEPHEW. // Middle step face: HAROLD FRANK BARCLAY TURNER. / CAPT. 1ST WILTS REGT. / KILLED WHILST ON ACTIVE SERVICE. / SEPT 1ST 1917 AGED 22 YRS. / LAID TO REST IN YPRES. / "IT IS JUST A STREAM DIVIDES US / AND THE LAND ON BOTH SIDES IS GOD'S". // Bottom step face: ERECTED BY HIS AUNT. H. M. BARCLAY. // Scroll tablet: ROLL OF HONOUR. HOLT. 1914 - 1918 / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." / (28 NAMES) / "WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WE MAY LIVE."

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 28
Died: 28
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, regiment, unit or service, honours,
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Lettering

Made from: Lead

Condition: At Risk