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27.12.2015

KINGTON MAGNA

Stone cross on road junstion in village, on back face of plinth.

1939-1945

L/Cpl W.A.J. Newport.
                Wilts Regt.

Pte E.G. Gigg.
     Duke of Cornwalls L.I.

Stone plaque on wall in All Saints Church, names added under WW1 names.

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Deo Soli Gloria
A.D. 1914 - 1918.
In proud and loving
memory of the men of
this village who gave their
lives for King and Country.

(Now WW1 names)

A.D. 1939-1945

W.A.J. Newport, Wiltshire Regt.

E.G. Gigg. Duke of Cornwall's L.I.

Framed paper scroll typed on wall in All Saints Church.

The Kington Magna War Memorials
1914 - 1918

(Now WW1 names)

1939 - 1945

Eric Gigg            2nd Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - 1 June 1940 aged 19 yrs
                                  Cemetery:- Dunkirk Memorial

William Newport  5th Bn. Wiltshire Rgt. - 24 Nov 1944 aged 22 Yrs
                                  Cemetery:- Brunssum War Cemetery, Holland