Tormarton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 April 2015. War memorial.

Tormarton War Memorial

WRENN ID
fallow-tower-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Country
England
Date first listed
2 April 2015
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War Memorial erected in c1920 in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene’s, Tormarton, in memory of seven men of the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently another two men who lost their lives whilst serving their country in the Second World War.

The memorial is a Cotswold stone cross pattée with a tapered shaft, surmounting a two-stepped octagonal base set on a square plinth. The top-tier of the octagonal base is inscribed with black enamel painted lettering on three sides, that to the centre with the words: REMEMBER/ THE/ MEN OF TORMARTON/ WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/"LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND DIED" .

To the left are four names of the fallen, and to the left a further three with a further two names added under the inscription 1939 - 1945.

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