Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Winchester
- Town
- Winchester
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 50004
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Current location
St Cross Hospital Church
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 475 278
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- ORNATE TABLET WITH MAIN PART FORMED OF STONE. TWO NAME PLAQUES PLACED AT EACH SIDE OF THE TABLET FLANKING A CENTRAL NICHE WITH FIGURE IN IT. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN BLUE AND RED LETTERING ALONG THE TOP OF THE TABLET FIGURE OF ST GEORGE WITH THE DRAGON AT HIS FEET STANDS IN THE CENTRAL NICHE. FLOIATE DESIGN CARVED ON PILLARS WHICH FLANK THE NAME PLAQUES. LAUREL GARLANDS CARVED ABOVE THE NAME PLAQUES.
- Inscription
- ALL THESE WERE HONOURED IN THEIR GENERATION AND WERE A GLORY IN THEIR DAYS/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barrington, W
Bates, A
Berry, F J
Bligh, E H S
Broad, C G
Causton, J P
Chatfield, W L
Clowes, C G E
Drewe, F
Freemantle, G W
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 20
Died: 20
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: height 700MM, width 380MM
Materials: Metal - Tablet
Measurements: height 1360MM, width 2220MM
Materials: Stone
- Plaques / Panels with names
- Listing information
- HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS AND ALMSHOUSES OF NOBLE POVERTY
- Grade I
- 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
- 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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