Memorial

Croft and Yarpole

Cross - Long Shot

Source: Copyright Peter Weston

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Current Location

Crossroads on Welshman's Lane / B4362 alongside a small brick building., Bircher Common Turn, Bircher, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0BL, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 46917 65628

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 32896
Description: Wayside Latin cross with octagonal shaft, plinth and three step base. The inscription and WW1 Names are engraved around 5 faces of the plinth (the reverse is blank), WW2 on the top step. Constructed of mottled Hollington stone and the Cross is foliated. Standing on ground that is raised slightly above the roadway.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING MEN OF/ CROFT AND YARPOLE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names) 1939-1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (Names)/ YARPOLE/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS/ AND ESPECIALLY THE FOLLOWING/ WHO WERE FROM THIS PARIS / (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (It is unclear from the images and information we have where this second dedication is or which names are listed within it)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: rank, initial, surname, decorations, regiment
Order of names: Random

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, initial or forename, decorations
Order of names: Random

History

Maker(s): Messrs. J. Watkins and Son, of Leominster, Builder
Costs: £150

Ceremonies

Unveiled

3 June 1920

Master W. Kevill-Davies, second son of the late Captain H. Kevill-Davies (commemorated on the memorial).

Dedicated

3 June 1920

The Bishop of Hereford and the Rev. T. W. Ward (Rector of Croft and Vicar of Yarpole) who acted as Bishop's Chaplain.

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Croft and Yarpole

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