Memorial

Burma Star - Cenotaph

Mark Newton 03.01.2018

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 03.01.2018

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Current Location

High Street, Bream, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL15 6JF, England

SO 6030405847

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 49577
Description: CENOTAPH SURROUNDED BY BLACK RAILINGS WITH GOLD TOPS ON CORNERS BOTH PLAQUES NOWY HEADED, WW1 PLAQUE WITH CRUCIFIX ABOVE
Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND/ (NAMES)/ TO OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD 1939-45/ AT THE GOING/ DOWN OF THE/ SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (NAMES)

Maintenance History: NOVEMBER 2001: CORRESPONDENCE PROVIDED BY THE WAR MEMORIALS TRUST THAT STRUCTURE IS IN NEED OF REPAIR AND VILLAGE MAY WANT TO REPLACE MEMORIAL DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPAIRS

Plaque

Made from: Stone, Bronze

Condition: Good

Cenotaph

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.56 (February 2013) p.12 Published:War Memorials Trust London 'Remembrance in Schools' example of Bream Primary School, with photo of children looking at the war memorial.
Carter Postcard Collection