Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bristol
Town
Bristol
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 June 1921
    Attended by: Alderman H.W. Twiggs (Chairman of the Docks Committee) unveiled the memorial
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29063

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Current location

2nd floor of the Administration building
Bristol Port Company
St Andrews Road
Bristol
Bristol
Avon
BS11 9DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 51685 79527
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • On the wall at the foot of the staircase
    Port of Bristol Authority HQ
    Queens Square House
    Queens Square
    Bristol
    Bristol
    Avon
    BS1 4NH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: ST 58876 72519
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Oak memorial board, with pediment. The raised centre panel has a relief carving of a laurel wreath at top-centre, and of the City coat of arms at the foot of the World War 1 section, followed by the incised inscription relating to that War. The 30 First World War names are incised within three carved framed sections on the upper panels. The Second World War section fixed beneath has three panels, the central one bearing the incised inscription and one name; the other 8 names are listed on the two panels either side. (Those named on the WW1 panels are also listed in the Bristol Corporation Employee's WW1 Book of Remembrance - see War Memorials Register reference 90125).
Inscription
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (names)/ IN MEMORY OF THE BRISTOL DOCKS COMMITTEES EMPLOYES (sic)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ ALSO THOSE WHO FELL 1939-1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, S M
Atwell, L V
Baker, A E
Blackmore, H. W.
Clarke, P J
Cullimore, C H
Davis, G W
Dickens, T G
Domaille, W. E. G.
Dungey, H W T
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 3000mm, width 2000mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
30/8/1991: the Port of Bristol Authority was superseded by the Bristol Port Company, which became custodian of the war memorial./ Post WW2: the Second World War section was added to the board./ 1921: the First World War memorial board was erected.
Costs

Comments: Site given at no cost

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: Port of Bristol Authority, Docks Committee
Responsibility
Bristol Port Company
Reference
  • Western Daily Press 21/6/1921 (page 6) reported the unveiling of the memorial, which had taken place the previous afternoon, at which it was mentioned that 262 employees (one quarter of the total staff) from the Docks Committee had enlisted, of whom 30 had died.
  • War Memorials Trust reference https:/warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/248454

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