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Cheltenham War Memorial

 
 
Cheltenham War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
1. Cheltenham War Memorial Marker
Inscription. Remember the men of Cheltenham
Who gave their lives for you in the Great War.
If they were strangers to one another here in their common home, they served and wrought and died in many lands near and far as a band of brothers. Learn from them so as to live and die that, when you have followed them and are no more seen, you may, like them, be remembered and regretted.

To glory of God and in honor and memory of
The men and women of Cheltenham
Gave their units in the cause of freedom
1939-1945
(Names not transcribed:)
 
Erected by Cheltenham Borough Council.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 51° 53.942′ N, 2° 4.653′ W. Memorial is in Cheltenham, England, in Gloucestershire. It is on Promenade. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 47 Promenade, Cheltenham, England GL50 1NB, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on
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one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cheltenham War Memorial (here, next to this marker); South African War Memorial 1899-1902 (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Gustav Holst (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Cheltenham Minster (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Montpellier Gardens (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Tewkesbury Abbey (approx. 11.7 kilometers away); High Street (approx. 11.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheltenham.
 
Cheltenham War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
2. Cheltenham War Memorial
Unveiled by Maj-Gen Sir Robert Fanshawe K.C.B. D.S.O., 1st October 1921
J.D. Bendall, Mayor
Cheltenham War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
3. Cheltenham War Memorial
Names Abbott - Jackson
Cheltenham War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
4. Cheltenham War Memorial
Names Aldridge - Young
Cheltenham War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
5. Cheltenham War Memorial
Names Jackson - Yeandle
Cheltenham War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 5, 2024
6. Cheltenham War Memorial
"Aden 1839-1967"
In memory of those who died serving their country in South Arabia. Presented by the Aden Veterans Association Gloucestershire Branch, 29th November 2012

In glorious memory of the Polish men and women who gave their lives in the Second World War for the freedom we cherish today, 1939-1945
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 7, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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