Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- West Wiltshire
- Town
- Warminster
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: June 1921
Attended by: MARQUIS OF BATH
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24355
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Current location
Junction of Portway and The Avenue
Portway Corner
Warminster
West Wiltshire
Wiltshire
BA12 9BL
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 87387 45326
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tall ionic cross on square base. Lamb carved at the top of the shaft and figure of St. George carved in the centre.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF WARMINSTER MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adlam, J
Akers, R E
Angell, W
Arnold, A E
Baker, J C
Ball, E C
Ball, F
Ball, W F
Bassett, E A
Beak, W J
See details for all 169 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 116
Served and returned: 0
Died: 116
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 52
Served and returned: 0
Died: 52
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials and surname
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: depth 6FT, width 6FT
Materials: Stone - Bath - Cross
Measurements: height 21FT
Materials: Stone - Bath
- Base
- Listing information
- Warminster 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
- Condition
- Warminster
- WMO ID: 125608
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-10-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2022: The surrounding garden has recently undergone considerable renovation. With assistance from Warminster Town Council and volunteer labour from the Warminster Royal British Legion
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- WARMINSTER UDC (1921)
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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