Gloucestershire | Ebrington | War Memorial
| St Eadburgha, Ebrington Ordnance Survey reference: SP 183400 War Memorials |
A dark metal plaque in the church:
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To the Glory of God and in grateful remembrance of the Men of this Parish who gave their lives for their King and Country in the Great War A.D. 1914-1919. This Tablet was erected by worshippers in this churchyard A.D. 1926 |
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Wilfrid Proctor (Canadian) Feb 20th 1916 John Yeatman (Gloster R) Aug 22nd 1916 William Henry Bayliss (R. Warwick R) Missing 1916 Frederick Maker (R. Glos. Hrs.) Sept 28th 1916 Ernest William Baldwin (R.A.) Sept 22nd 1917 Albert Edward Nicholls (The Kings R.) Nov 7th 1917 Samuel E.B. Blackwell D.S.O. (Norfolk R.) Nov 20th 1917 Wilfrid Righton (R.A.F.) Aug 30th 1918 Hubert George Smith (Bedf. & Herts. R.) Aug 30th 1918 Joseph Butler Cox (R.A.F.) Oct 3rd 1919 |
A carved wooden board on the organ:
| 1939-1945 |
| Samuel J. Bucknill William John DeeDaniel Cowell Gill Eric Ernest Nicholls |
| Hugh Peter, Viscount Ebrington |
A grave in the churchyard:
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In Loving Memory of Annie Eliza Cooksey wife of Thomas Cooksey who died on the 18th day of May 1928 aged 63 years also of their only son Kenneth Bassano Cooksey 2nd Lieut Royal West Kent Regt. Attached Royal Flying Corps (pilot) Reported Missing on April 8th 1917 near Arras, aged 21 years and of the above Thomas Cooksey (late of Old Hill Staffs.) who died on June 12th 1933 aged 83 years |
War Memorial
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 185400
A cross on a stepped octagonal base, at a road junction, by the roadside
Starting at the front, and proceeding clockwise, the eight panels read:
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IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY A.D. 1914-1919 |
WILFRED PROCTOR FEB 20TH 1916 JOHN YEATMAN AUG 22ND 1916 |
WILLIAM HENRY BAYLIS MISSING 1916 FREDERICK MAKER SEP 28 1916 |
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ERNEST WILLIAM BALDWIN SEP 22ND 1917 |
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS OF EBRINGTON AND OTHER FRIENDS AND THE GROUND ON WHICH IT STANDS WAS GIVEN BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUGH 4TH EARL FORTESCUE AD 1921 |
ALBERT EDWARD NICHOLLS NOV 7TH 1917 JOSEPH BUTLER COX OCT 3RD 1919 |
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SAMUEL F.B. BLACKWELL D.S.O. NOV 20 1917 |
WILFRID RIGHTON AUGUST 1918 HUBERT GEORGE SMITH AUG 30TH 1918 |
Three faces of a lower step of the base:
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SAMUEL I. BUCKNILL 1943 WILLIAM JOHN DEE 1945 HUGH PETER VISCOUNT EBRINGTON 1942 |
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TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 |
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DANIEL COWELL GILL 1942 ERIC ERNEST NICHOLLS 1943 |
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Last modified 26 November 1999