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Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial

The Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial stands on the upper end of Hook Street. The simple rough hewn Celtic cross is inscribed:

To the Glory of God and in memory / of the Men of Lydiard Tregoze / who made the supreme sacrifice / in the Great War 1914-1918

Sergt. Ernest Arthur Townsend / Pte. Reginald Skull D.C.M. / Pte. Henry Frank Porter / Pte. Percival Edge Smart / Pte Edward David Embling / Pte. Wilfred John Parrott / Pte. Thomas Jesse Lawrence / Pte. John Thomas Titcombe

"Their name liveth for evermore." ECCLUS XCIV 14. (APOCRYPHA)

Added to the granite memorial are two names from World War II: J. Embling / R. Fisher

The monument was unveiled by Vernon 6th Viscount Bolingbroke on 4th December 1920.

Year
1920
Type
Other Monument
Location
Hook Street, Lydiard Tregoze
Owner
Lydiard Tregoze Parish Council
Credit
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on
Wednesday 31st May 2023
Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial
Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial inscription
Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial
Lydiard Tregoze War Memorial inscription

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