Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Bournemouth
Town
Talbot Village
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26473

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Current location

St Marks Church
Wallisdown Road
Talbot Village
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 4AY
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 06985 94010
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT WITH CAPITAL AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ON THE PLINTH
Inscription
AROUND TOP OF THE PLINTH: TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 SOUTH AND NORTH FACE: (NAMES) EAST FACE: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIENDS WEST FACE: THE NAMES OF THE 41 OTHER MEN/ ARE INSCRIBED ON THE MEMORIAL/ AT KINSON
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alner, Arthur
Bartlett, Victor
Bishop, Reginald
Booth, Stanley
Burden, Albert
Cherrett, Arthur
Cole, Frederick
Diffey, Donald
Diffey, William
Drew, Bertie
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 40
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 4500MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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