Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Eastleigh
Town
Bishopstoke
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16th June 2000
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1st August 2008
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40414

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Current location

17
Bishopstoke Memorial Hall
Riverside
Bishopstoke
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO LQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 46613 19322
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Polished marble tablet mounted at an angle on two marble supports which stand on brick base. Lettering is engaved on tablet. Dark brick base has lighter brick in centre of front face with "Millennium 2000" in relief. Tablet has carved outline of open pages of book. Cross engraved on left "page". Swan carved above lettering on right page. 2 plaques listing the dead of both World wars are next to the tablet.
Inscription
(ON STONE): IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ BISHOPSTOKE VILLAGERS/ WHO/ VALIANTLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-18 1939-45 (ON BASE): MILLENNIUM/ 2000
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, William
Barber, Jack
Brown, Walter
Chapman, C W
Clark, Harold
Coates, Donald
Cook, Vernon
Cooper, Sidney
Cox, Edward
Cox, Reginald
See details for all 61 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 500 MM, width 620 MM
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 480 MM, height 680 MM, width 680 MM
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
Condition
History
July 2008 - Memorial vandalised, knocked off support. Restored and rededicated
Costs

Site: £700
Comments: 2008 Funeral director Paul Capper and stonemason James Jones paid for restoration of memorial

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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