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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- North Dorset
- Town
- Tarrant Monkton
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26734
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Current location
Obelisk is located near the church wall
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Village Street
Tarrant Monkton
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 8RY
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 94394 08820
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- SHORT OBELISK ON TAPERING PLINTH AND MASSIVE STONE BASE. FURLED BANNER AND WREATH CARVED IN RELIEF ON FRONT FACE OF OBELISK
- Inscription
- SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM/ TARRANT MONKTON/ AND LAUNCESTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ (4 names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, John
Beale, Herbert G
Frampton, George
Trim, Arthur
See details for all 4 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, forename initial, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 760mm, height 2900mm, width 760mm
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- Tarrant Monkton and Launceston 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
- TARRANT MONKTON AND LAUNCESTON
- WMO ID: 97452
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-02-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Parochial Church Council (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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