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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Evershot
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26674

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Current location

ST OSMUND'S CHURCH
Fore Street
Evershot
West Dorset
Dorset
DT2 0JW
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 57246 04499
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE TABLET SET WITHIN A GREY MARBLE FRAME; INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. AT TOP, WREATH ENCIRCLING CROWN TRANSFIXED BY CROSS, INCISED AND COLOURED GOLD.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH OR ASSOCIATED THEREWITH/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (12 names)/ Erected by Parishioners and friends.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, F J
Bartlett, J H
Dubbin, A
Dubbin, E
Ford, H
Gerrard, W T
Green, J M
Hirst, C P
Kitching, G
Lane, W D
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, decorations, forename initials, surname
    Order of information: rank, decorations, surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height c 1000mm, width c 500mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Church of St Osmond
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Parochial Church Council (PCC)

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