Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Bournemouth
- Town
- Bournemouth
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 49338
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Current location
Junction with Manor Road. East wall of church
HTBN St Swithun's Church
Gervis Road
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 3HT
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 09960 91304
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- CRUCIFIX WITH LETTERS INR (?) ABOVE FIGURE
- Inscription
- 1914/ WE THANK/ THEE/ O GOD/ 1919 1939/ (NAMES)/ 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, F J
Alder, W A R
Baker, W P
Bowditch, B
Denman-job, C O
Elwes, Emily
Evans, W J
Fair, A E B
Frazier, G
Gunning, W H
See details for all 28 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 7
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Crucifix
Measurements: height 5M
Materials: Stone
- Crucifix
- Listing information
- St Swithun's, Bournemouth 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
- St Swithun's Crucifix
- WMO ID: 75884
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 23-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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