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St Thomas of Canterbury with St. Peter & St Paul, Birtsmorton Ordnance Survey reference: SO 801355 War Memorial

A cross on a square base in the churchyard near the road. Two faces have inscriptions. The side facing the road:

To the Glory of God
and
in honour
of
Gunner Arthur Oswald Alsopp R.F.A.
Killed Oct^r 30^th 1917
and
Private William Allan Smith
Oxford Bucks. L.I.
missing 1919
of this Parish
who gave their lives for their
King and Country
in the Great War 1914-1918
Until the day break and the shadows flee away

And the right hand side (as seen from the road):

Frank Wadley Glo’ster Regt.
Died of wounds March 4th 1932
aged 55
Also of
William Alfred Green
Rifle Brigade
Died April 28th 1933 aged 44

Last modified 14 November 1999