Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Whitchurch Canonicorum
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26768
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Current location
ST CANDIDAS AND HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Lower Street
Whitchurch Canonicorum
West Dorset
Dorset
DT6 6RQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 39684 95443
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY OCTAGONAL PLINTH, SHAFT AND FRENCH CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH ACANTHUS LEAF DESIGN ON THE CAPITOL
- Inscription
- IN/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ OF WHITECHURCH/ AND/ ST GABRIEL'S/ WHO DIED FOR /KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, Guy M
Barnes, Cecil
Barnes, Ralph
Bugler, Hubert J
Caddy, A Samuel D
Dyke, C Arthur J
Elliott, Elijah
Galpin, Harold E S
Hansford, W G E
Harris, George
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,forename,decorations
Order of information: forename,rank,decorations - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,forename
Order of information: surname,rank,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height C 3750MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- 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
- Whitchurch Canonicorum: Men of Whitechurch and St Gabriels
- WMO ID: 97418
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-06-2016]
- 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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