Memorial

Tupsley (Cross)

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Current Location

Junction of Church Road and the A438, A438, Tupsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1RP, England

SO 52640 40262

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 32669
Description: Three-stepped octagonal base, surmounted by a square pedestal, and a tapering shaft and cross. Bronze plaques (bearing the WW1 inscriptions) are inset into the pedestal's four sides. Fixed to the top step on the west face of the memorial is a granite flower vase with a bronze plaque attached, bearing the WW2 inscription. [Those named on this memorial are also commemorated in St Paul's Church, Tupsley, details of which can be found in our records WMR/32674 (re the WW1 casualties) and WMR/32675 (re the WW2 casualties). N.B. the WW1 memorial in the church includes Major Ian Mackay, of the Cameron Highlanders. who (for reason unknown) was not included on the Cross memorial].
Inscription: Pedestal, West face: 1918/ THIS CROSS/ IS DEDICATED BY/ LIEUT. COL. & AND MRS H.R.C. HEWAT/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD MEMORY OF THOSE OF/ THEIR OWN FAMILY AND OF THIS/ PARISH WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR./ (5 Names) Pedestal, East face: (23 WW1 names) Pedestal, South face: (24 WW1 names) Pedestal, North face: 1914 - 1919/ WELL DONE GOOD/ AND/ FAITHFUL SERVANTS/ ENTER THOU INTO/ THE JOY OF THY LORD Plaque attached to granite vase: 1939 - 1945/ (7 names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 52
Died: 52
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surnames, decorations, military unit
Order of names: Names are listed in no discernible order.
Additional Information: Not alphabetical by surname, nor in order of rank, or date of death.

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The WW1 cross and plaques were gifted by Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs H.R.C. Hewat, of Aylestone Hill.
Maintenance History: Post-1945: The granite flower vase, bearing the WW2 inscription, was fixed to the top step of the memorial's west face.// January 1918: The Cross and 3 of its WW1 plaques were reported to have been installed. (At least one further name, Major St B.R. Sladen, is known to have been added to them later. The 4th plaque, bearing the dates '1914 - 1919', was also subsequently added).