Summary of War Memorials in Cheltenham

and the Local Area

Notes:

1.   The original Badgeworth (Holy Trinity Church) War Memorial was replaced in 1969.   Two additional names, Alfred and George Perry, were added in about 2002/3.

2.   The Constabulary Roll of Honour has not yet been photographed and documented.

3.   The Elms War Memorial is currently located within St Paul's Church but is not on public display.

4.   The Holy Trinity School War Memorial has not yet been located but details of those named upon it have been taken from a photo of the memorial which was published in the "Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic" in November 1919.

5.   The Order of Oddfellows War Memorial is believed to be located at The Register Office in Sheep Street, Cirencester.   The names of those commemorated upon the memorial were taken from a photo and article in the "Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic"  published on Saturday 24th July 1920.

6.   These two War Memorials are currently located in the St John's Ambulance Brigade HQ, London Road, Gloucester.

7.   The St James' Church War Memorial is currently located within St Philip's and St James' Church, Painswick Road, but is not on public display.

8.   The St John's Church War Memorial is located and on display in St Luke's Church.

9.   The St Peter's School Roll of Honour has not yet been located.   An article published in the Gloucestershire Echo on Saturday 5th April 1919 indicated that a Roll of Honour listing 66 Old Boys was presented to the school to be hung on walls within the school in perpetuity.

10.  The Wesleyan Church War Memorial is located and on display in Bethesda Baptist Church, Great Norwood Street.

11.   The "Gloucestershire Echo" published three Rolls of Honour between 1915 and 1921, which can be viewed here.

Totals

Page last updated: 29 April 2007