Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Minterne Magna
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1077

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Current location

South wall.
St Andrew's Church
Minterne Magna
West Dorset
Dorset
DT2 7AT
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 65955 04341
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN MARBLE TABLET ON BLACK BACKBOARD BACKBOARD IS NOWY-HEADED AND WITHIN THE CURVE IS A CROSS IN A LAUREL WREATH.
Inscription
IN / EVERLASTING MEMORY / OF / [NAMES] / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / 1914-1918./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY THE PARISHIONERS OF MINTERNE / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE./ 1939-1945. JOSEPH CLARK.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Ernest
Bratchell, Frank
Cheeseman, Cecil
Clark, Joseph
Hawkins, George
Napier, Abdon
Napier, Frank
Napier, James
Pilgrim, George
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 9
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 5CM, height 0.9M, width 0.7M
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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