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Commemorations in Elkstone, St John's Church |
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| Location: Elkstone, Glos | Grid Reference: SP 055314 |
| Commemorations in the Church: 1 | |
| Last Visited: October 2003 | UKNIWM Ref: 32801 |
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Commemorations in the Church |
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Cpl Cecil Hugh POPE, The Household
Battalion, ex 1st Life Guards, is commemorated on an alabaster plaque. He was killed in action in the Poelcappelle area
of Belgium on 10th October 1917 during the Third Battle of
Ypres. He has no known grave and is listed on the Tyne Cot
Memorial.
He is commemorated on the Cheltenham War Memorial and on the Elkstone (St John's Church) Roll of Honour. His connection with Cheltenham is not known. UKNIWM Ref: 32801 |