Chippenham War Memorial

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Reference WMO/136089

Address:

Church of St. Margaret

High Street

Chippenham

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Standing in the southern corner of the churchyard of St. Margaret. A stone cross standing on a small platform, atop a slender column, the whole structure being of octagonal section.All upon a square plinth, standing on a deep stone base. The square plinth bears two bronze plaques: the front face bears the names of 21 men who fell in WW1; the right face bears the names of 5 men who fell in WW2. In both lists, the names are arranged in surname alphabetical order, listing first name, any other initials, and surname. No ranks or units are given.
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(Front face: WW1) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. (Names) (Right face: WW2) THIS TABLET WAS ADDED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945. (Names)

(Front face: WW!) JAMES BOWDEN, ERNEST CLAYDEN, JOHN R. COLE, ALFRED E. DOE, CHRISTOPHER DOWNING, FREDERICK DOWNING, FREDERICK G. DRAKE, WALTER DRAKE, NEVILLE FITCHES, WILLIAM FITCHES, WALTER J. GOOD, ARTHUR KING, ALFRED LANGLEY, ARTHUR J. MASON, CECIL J. MOSS, FREDERICK C. MOSS, SIDNEY NUNN, FREDERICK PARR, ALBERT TAYLOR, ALFRED TAYLOR, FREDERICK C. TAYLOR. (Right face: WW2) RAYMOND C. CARTER, ROBERT C. DOWNING, OLIVER E. FAULKNER, PATRICK W. R. HELY-HUTCHINSON, JOHN D. A. THARP.

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