Leckhampton War Memorial

   LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear

Leckhampton War Memorial

Location:   Junction of Church Rd/Hall Rd, Leckhampton, Glos

Grid Reference:   SO 946198

Unveiled:   7th April 1920

Names on this War Memorial:   35

Last Visited:   31st July 2012

Imperial War Museum War Memorial Register Number:   20840

Further information from GlosGen can be viewed here.

  Copyright:  Allan D James, 2012

Inscriptions on this War Memorial:   In the Great War 1914 – 1918.   To the Imperishable Memory of their Gallant Dead the people of Leckhampton dedicate this.   Away with fear of death, dwell on the undyingness beyond.

Alphabetical list of names inscribed on this War Memorial

Aldrich A

Angus R E

Ballinger P L

Barrett W V

Bendall L G

Burford H

Caudle W H   *

Cherrington V F

Cheshire J R   *

Delmar-Williamson G F   *

Enoch A W G

Farrar H A   *

Fordham A F

Gloster G C E   *

Hall F W   *

Hunt A F W

Hunt G C   *

Lacey H C

Larner E A

Lefeaux J F

Moorman A

Moulder W E

Murphy F C   *

Pritchett A O

Quill M D   *

Reilly F W   *

Richings T C

Siddall A G

Staines J M

Summers A R

Summers H G

Thompson E J   *

Thompson S B   *

Ward C A J

Winstone C G

Those marked with * should be linked with the notes against their name below.

Full service details of those named on the War Memorial can be seen at the foot of this page.

Notes:

1.   Caudle is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

2.   Cheshire is commemorated on the family grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

3.   Delmar-Williamson is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

4.   Farrar is commemorated on the family grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

5.   Gloster is commemorated on the family grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

6.   Hall is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

7.   Hunt is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

8.   Murphy is commemorated on the family grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

9.   Quill is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

10.  Reilly is buried in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

11.  Thompson brothers are commemorated on the family grave in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard.

12.  Winstone is commemorated on his father’s grave in Swindon Village (St Lawrence’s) Churchyard.

13.  War Graves in Leckhampton (St Peter’s) Churchyard can be viewed here.

14.  All are commemorated in the Roll of Honour pages.

15.  All, less Hunt GC, Pritchett, Richings and Thompson SB, are commemorated on the Leckhampton (St Peter’s Church) Roll of Honour.

16.  The unveiling of the War Memorial was reported in the “Gloucestershire Echo” published on 7th April 1920.

Leckhampton War Memorial

Church Road, Leckhampton, Glos