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Ecchinswell
Town or City: Ecchinswell
County:
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2960
Value of grant: £524.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2008
UKNIWM reference number: 27990
This war memorial is located in the centre of the village of Ecchinswell, and is opposite the village hall on the main road through the village. The memorial is constructed of granite with lead lettering originally painted black for the inscriptions. It is in the form of a Latin cross on a base and plinth, and commemorates those from World War I and World War II, it is believed to have been originally erected c. 1922.
In 2008 War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £524 towards the cleaning of the memorial as well as the replacement of any missing lead letters which were to be repainted with black enamel paint as the original.
The front face of the memorial is dedicated:
1914-1919
R. I. P.
Frederick John Miles
Frederick Lawrence
Charles William Goddard 
Josiah Sheppard. Frank Lawrence
George Caleb Cox. Sidney Genaway
Innes Douglas Boyce. John Cooper
David George Oliver. Frank Cooper
Ernest Hill. Richard James Jenkins
Edward Charles Holmes. Dan Fosbury
Ernest Beauchamp. George Elliott
William Stratton. Leslie Stratton
Gerald Stephen Wickham
John Frederick Henry Appleby
The rear of the memorial is dedicated:
1939 -1945
Francis Bowsher
Richard Albert Gunter
Cecil George Hiscock
Alfred Thomas Thame
William George Thame
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2960
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 27990
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
