Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Basingstoke
Town
Wooton St Lawrence
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21302

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Current location

St Lawrence's Church
Wootton Lane
Wooton St Lawrence
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG23 8PE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 590 530
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wheel cross of stone with tapering shaft surmounts tapering plinth. Plinth bears names in columns. Inscription on shaft. Whole mounted on stone base.
Inscription
IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF OUR HONOURED DEAD WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ THE LORD IS OUR SHEPHERD/ THEREFORE CAN WE LACK NOTHING/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balaam, Donald
Brown, Albert E
Chambers, Thomas A
Child, Edward J
Cousins, Charles
Digweed, J R
Dudman, Jack
Faulkner, John
Fox, George Reginald
Friend, Frank E
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, regiment, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment.
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1200MM, height 3500MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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