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St Andrews Church - Cross

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St Andrews Church, Station Road, Churchdown, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL3 2EW, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 88338 19825

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 34330
Description: STONE CROSS ON A COLLARED SHAFT, SET ON A PLINTH. THREE-STEP OCTAGONAL BASE. THE CROSS HAS SQUARE INSETS IN THE CORNER OF EACH ARM. IT HAS A CARVED ROSE AND OAK LEAF AT THE CENTRE. THERE IS A CARVED WREATH AT THE BASE OF EACH FACE OF THE SHAFT. THE FIRST WORLD WAR NAME PLAQUES ARE BRONZE SET AROUND THE PLINTH WITH THE DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION BENEATH WHICH IS ENGRAVED INTO THE STONEWORK. THE SECOND WORLD WAR NAMES AND INSCRIPTION ARE ON BRONZE PLAQUES SET INTO THE SIDES OF THE UPPER STEP. THE MALAYA PLAQUE IS SET INTO THE SECOND STEP. ROSE AND OAKLEAF AT CENTRE OF CROSS. LAUREL WREATHS ON SIDES OF COLUMNS AT BASE. TWO CARVED SQUARE LEAF BOSSES ON PLINTH SEPARATING START AND FINISH OF INSCRIPTION.
Inscription: AROUND BASE OF UPPER PLINTH: +"HAVE IN HONOUR / ALL THOSE SONS/ OF CHURCHDOWN / WHO WENT FORTH / TO SERVE IN THE / YEARS 1914-1918 / GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS / THAT HE LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS / [28 names above] TOP STEP : 1939-1945 [20 names] SECOND STEP : MALAYA [1 name]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 28
Died: 28
Information shown: surname, forename initials, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: surname, forename initials, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename initials, rank, regiment

History

Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2012: WW1 plaques stained, and lettering starting to crumble.

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