Memorial

Ross District

Memorial plaque

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Current Location

The Prospect Gardens, 4, St Mary Street, Ross On Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5HZ, England

SO 59711 24031

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 32982
Description: Two-stepped convex base surmounted by square pedestal, tapering shaft and a patte cross. Inscription and names in black lettering on the sides of the pedestal and top base. Additional tablet placed on one side for the South Atlantic (Falklands) War.
Inscription: SIDE ONE: TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ IN THE ROSS DISTRICT/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT/ LIVE IN PEACE AND LIBERTY"/ 1939 - 1945/ (WW2 Names) OTHER SIDES: (WW1 Names) South Atlantic 1982 TIMOTHY R. JENKINS

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 44
Died: 44
Information shown: forename, surname, decorations
Order of names: forename, surname
Additional Information: 1 man with decorations. Note spelling differences compared to St. Mary's WW2 . Ronald Tarrant Sprake ( Farrant), Dennis Russel Williams (Russell)

Maker(s): ALFRED WILLIAM URSELL, Mason
Maintenance History: 2008: Repairs to the park and cemetery dividing wall led to the discovery of roman remains around and beneath the war memorial. The memorial was dismantled and stored to allow for excavation work to take place. It was then re-sited a short distance away. c1930: TWO GERMAN FIELD GUNS WERE ORIGINALLY SITED WITH MEMORIAL, BUT THESE WERE REMOVED and SOLD WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION. See letter in The Ross Gazette 17 May 2001.