Memorial

Bisham

Bisham War Memorial

Source: Copyright Rod Stevens

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Current Location

Close to the Junction of Marlow Road and Temple Lane near the gates of Bisham Abbey, Bisham Abbey, Marlow Road, Bisham, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL7 1RR, England

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SU 84946 84888

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 7899
Description: Calvary Cross with canopy .
Inscription: BASE: HERE WAS/ A ROYAL FELLOWSHIP/ OF DEATH/ (6'OCLOCK): JESU/ MY/ STRENGTH/ AND MY/ REDEEMER/ (9 O'CLOCK): REMEMBER/ F S KELLY DSC/ BISHAM GRANGE/ + NOV. 13. 1916/ REMEMBER LIKEWISE HIS/ COMRADES IN/ ARMS OF THIS/ COUNTRYSIDE (NAMES)/ (3 O'CLOCK): ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ A MOST BELOVED/ BROTHER/ LIEUT. COMMDR./ FREDERICK SEP-/ TIMUS KELLY/ DSC/ HOOD BATTLN./ RYL. NAVAL DIVN./ WHO FELL AT THE/ TAKING OF BEAU-/ COURT SUR ANCRE/ AFTER SERVING/ THROUGHOUT/ THE GALLIPOLI/ CAMPAIGN/ REMEMBER/ ALSO (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: surname, forenames, date of death, decorations
Order of names: date of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: surname, forename, date of death
Order of names: Date of death

War: Palestine (1918-1948)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, date of death
Additional Information: Note that the UK Roll of Honour gives his date of death as 29 February 1948, not 29 March 1948 as recorded on the memorial

History

Maker(s): Eric Gill ARA, Sculptor
Lady Kelly, Sponsor
Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: Knocked over by an army vehicle in 1961 and restored and placed in more elevated position at the same location.

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