Lt. Col. Carne Memorial Cross

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Reference WMO/103249

Address:

Gloucester Cathedral

12 Cathedral College Green

Gloucester

GL1 2LX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Rock/Rough Stone Rock/Rough Stone
Conflicts:
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
About the memorial: Col James Carne carved the cross from a lump of rock when a prisoner in Korea. He used a nail to shape the cross which was then used at services in the camp until the Glosters were freed. Col Carne presented the Cross to the cathedral when the men marched to the building for a service of remembrance at the end of their imprisonment. Currently displayed in the Treasuary.
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The cross has no inscription but the box in which it used to be preserved has. This reads: This cross was made / during his captivity / by / Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Carne V.C., D.S.O. who commanded the 1st. Battalion / The Gloucestershire Regiment (28th, 61st) / at the / Battle of the Imjin River / 22nd - 25th April 1951 / and was used at the religious services / held in the prisoner-of-war camp / / Pyn-Chong-Ni, North Korea

Lt Col J P Carne VC, DSO

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