Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Hampshire
Town
Buriton
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40296

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
Buriton
East Hampshire
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 740 200
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SMALL SLIGHTLY FLORIATED LATIN CROSS WITH SMALL WHEEL, ON TAPERING SPIRE, RECTANGULAR PLINTH AND SQUARE THREE STEPPED BASE
Inscription
IN PROUD/ AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1919/ &/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P./ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldred, Charles
Beagley, William
Bone, Cecil
Cadmore, Cecil
Case, Percy
Chitty, Caleb
Chitty, Harold
Cook, Alfred
Francis, Charles
Francis, Herbert
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 6FT, height 20FT, width 6FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • War memorial adjacent to St Mary's Church
  • 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
History
2005: MEMORIAL WAS GRADE II LISTED IN MARCH
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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