Speen War Memorial

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Reference WMO/143846

Address:

Bath Road (A4)

jct Speen Lane

Speen

Newbury

RG14 1RJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Latin cross
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Base and plinth of Portland stone surmounted by a brick pier (or column) upon which are affixed two stone tablets bearing the names of the parishioners of Speen who died during WWI (19) and WWII (6). Above the pier is an architectural cross of Latin design, with a dedication inscription beneath. The memorial is sited within a triangular grassed plot, bounded by dwarf pillars and linked chain.The memorial was designed by W A Forsyth of London, constructed by E B Hitchman of Newbury, and carved/incised by Mr Blair of Eton and Messrs Thorn & Sons of Newbury; it was dedicated on 14th August 1921 by the Revd Reginald Gibbs (vicar of Clifton Hampden) and unveiled by Major-General Mahon.
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To the Glory of God and in Memory of the Parishioners of Speen who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918.

1914 - 1918 George Lechmere Anson, James Edwin Blatch, John Douglas Bowley, Frederick George Coburn William Collins, Bertie Stuart Cox, Edward Thomas Crocker, Charles Freeman Goddard, Harry Goddard, John Lionel Heath, Albert Hillyer, Isaac Frank Minchin, Henry John Radbourn, Christopher William, Seymour, Joe Seymour, Montague Ernest Squirl, Edward Cornelius Thick, William Charles Thick Edward Watts 1939 - 1945 Kenneth Denness, Mervyn Atchison Foster, Edward James Freestone, Tony James Hitchcock, Rupert Edward Mills, Ronald Leonard Philbey

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