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Tag Archives: Worcestershire
Great Malvern War Memorial
on 13 September 2019 I visited Great Malvern, and on my list of things to see was the War Memorial. The War Memorial in the Priory is dealt with in a separate post. The War Memorial is directly in front … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, Worcestershire, World War
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Sedgeberrow War Memorial
Sedgeberrow is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about 4.8 km south of Evesham. I first spotted the war memorial from the bus en route to Evesham and in early November 2018 made a trip to photograph it. The memorial is next … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Evesham, Roll of Honour, Sedgeberrow, War memorial, Worcestershire
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Overbury War Memorial
I visited the village of Overbury in Worcestershire on 20 October 2018 to photograph the war graves and war memorial in St Faith’s Churchyard. The war memorial is incorporated in the lych gate which makes it hard to photograph the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conderton, lych gate, Overbury, St Faith's Overbury, War memorial, Worcestershire
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Kemerton War Memorial
Kemerton is a small village in a string of villages between Tewkesbury and Evesham. I visited the village to photograph the memorial on 20/10/2018. The War Memorial is described as a “Latin Limestone Cross atop a tall shaft, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Kemerton, Memorial, Overbury, Roll of Honour, Worcestershire, World War
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Evesham Anglo Boer War Memorial
The Anglo Boer War Memorial in Evesham, Worcestershire is technically not a memorial as we know it. Rather, it commemorates men who volunteered for active service in the ABW. It would be interesting to know how many of them came … Continue reading
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Tagged Boer War, Evesham, South African War, United KIngdom, Worcester Regiment, Worcestershire
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Evesham War Memorial
The principal war memorial in Evesham, Worcestershire, may be found in the Abbey park overlooking the River Avon. The memorial is a wide one and it stands on the edge of a sloped embankment, so getting the whole memorial … Continue reading
Posted in France, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Abbey Park Evesham, Evesham, Henry Poole RA, Old Contemptibles, River Avon, War memorial, Worcestershire, World War
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Worcestershire Anglo Boer War Memorial
The Memorial to the Men of Worcestershire who lost their lives in the Boer War stands outside Worcester Cathedral. The Memorial is a bronze depiction of a soldier of the Worcester Regiment kneeling as he prepares to fire his last cartridge. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo Boer War, Memorial, South Africa, William Robert Colton, Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Regiment
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