Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Salisbury
Town
Coombe Bissett
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23890

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Churchyard
Thorne Close
off Homington Lane
Coombe Bissett
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 4LR
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 10828 26334
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY DOUBLE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE LOWER PLINTH AND TWO SIDES OF THE UPPER PLINTH
Inscription
6 o'clock face: In Grateful Memory of the men of / Coombe Bissett and Homington / who died in the Service of their / King and Country / in the Great War 1914 . 1919 / (5 NAMES) / Their name liveth for evermore // 3 o'clock face: (5 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: (5 NAMES) // 12 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945 / (5 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Benson, Frederick Willliam
Bisseth, Coombe
Cooke, Lionel John
Davies, Henry Arthur
Drake, Percy Albert
Drake, Vivian
Ester, William George
Etheridge, Hugh Dimsdale
Gardener, Leonard
Judd, Henry Frank
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, title, forename, initial, surname, service or regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, title, forenames, surname, honours, service or regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth c 6ft, height c 15ft, width c 6ft
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Coombe Bissett and Homington War Memorial
  • 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
History
1990: Refurbished by Templeman and Son of Blandford, Dorset
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Churchwardens and PCC

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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