Memorial

Whiteshill - WW1 and WW2

Whiteshill Memorial on corner of Main Road and Field Road Whiteshill

Source: Jon Webber

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Current Location

Main Road/ Field Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 6AE, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 84050 06945

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 72458
Description: Latin cross with cusped arms set on an octagonal shaft, octagonal plinth, and four octagonal steps. The dedication and names are inscribed around the plinth in black lettering. There is a sloping tablet against the steps with WW2 names and dedications for VE and VJ days.
Inscription: Base of the shaft: TO THE / GLORY / OF GOD Plinth: AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR. Tablet top tier: 1939 - 1945 / (Names) Tablet second tier: 1945-1995 / 50 YEARS / VE 8TH MAY 1945 / VJ 15TH AUGUST 1945 / THEY DID NOT FAIL US IN WAR / WE WILL NOT FAIL THEM IN PEACE. Tablet third tier: 1918 - 2018 / 100 YEARS / NOT FORGOTTEN

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname.
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname.
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): Mr S A Cooke,, Mason

Ceremonies

Unveiled

29.11.1919

Bishop of Gloucester

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1433847

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433847 (accessed 26/05/2026)

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