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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wimborne
- Town
- Alderholt
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26587
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Current location
St James Church
Daggons Road
Alderholt
Wimborne
Dorset
SP6 3DN
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 10446 12592
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN ROUGH HEWN CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beale, W H
Brine, R E
Goddard, W G
Hayter, A
Hayter, J
Lane, E
Lockyer, T G
Nicklen, R J
Palner, F H
Rose, W H
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 9FT
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Alderholt War Memorial Cross
- 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
- St James Alderholt Cross
- WMO ID: 137426
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 08-01-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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