Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Longburton
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 April 1919
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 April 1919
    Attended by: EV. CANON C.H.MAYO MA (VICAR OF THIS PARISH FROM 1882 TO 1912) ASSISTED BY THE REVD.R.COOPER BD. THE PRESENT VICAR.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1067

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Current location

West wall of nave
Holnest and Longburton memorials either side of the entrance to the belfry.
St James the Great Church
A352
Longburton
West Dorset
Dorset
DT9 5PG
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 64877 12752
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two marble panels with nowy-heads and one rectangular marble at the bottom, both mounted into wall. Cross in relief in between panels and each panels has a gilded laurel wreath at the top middle. Carved names on panels with black lettering. Those killed marked with gold cross. The bottom tablet contains a carved inscription. A small brass plaque is underneath.
Inscription
[ base of right hand panel]: + Killed or Died in the / service of their Country. [lower panel]: THE ROLL OF HONOUR / of the men of LONG BURTON who fought for / thier KING their COUNTRY and the / LIBERTY of NATIONS in the GREAT WAR / of 1914 to 1918 / This memorial was erected by / George Hamilton Fletcher Esqre of Leweston Manor. 1918. [brass plaque]: THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON EASTER SUNDAY 1919 BY THE REV. CANON C.H.MAYO MA (VICAR OF THIS PARISH FROM 1882 TO 1912) ASSISTED BY THE REVD.R.COOPER BD. THE PRESENT VICAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Antony, Alfred
Antony, Charles
Bailey, Alfred
Bailey, William
Biddlecombe, William
Buckler, Ernest
Buckler, Harold
Buckler, Oliver
Buckler, Walter
Burgess, C
See details for all 52 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 44
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 2400MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Mr Hamilton Feltcher of Leweston Manor, defrayed the costs of the Holnest and Longburton memorials.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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