Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast figure
- District
- New Forest
- Town
- Exbury
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 50697
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
ST KATHERINES CHURCH
Exbury
New Forest
Hampshire
SO45 1AZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 42682 00266
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLINTH SURMOUNTED BY RECUMBANT FIGURE WITH AN EAGLE AT ITS FEET. CARVED INSCRIPTION ON A GOLD BACKGROUND ON THREE SIDES OF THE PLINTH A CANDELABRA STANDS AT THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE PLINTH FAMILY CREST AND REGIMENTAL BADGES DEPICTED ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. SWORD WITH LAUREL GARLAND BORDER DEPICTED EITHER SIDE OF THE TWO SECTIONS OF INSCRIPTION ON SIDE 3
- Inscription
- SIDE 1: PRO/ PATRIA/ MORI SIDE 2: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THEIR TWO SONS JOHN AND ALFRED WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED BY LORD & LADY FORSTER OF LEPE SIDE 3, LEFT: JOHN FORSTER 2ND LIEUT/ KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ SEPT 14TH 1914 AT THE FIRST/ BATTLE OF THE AISNE SIDE 3, RIGHT: ALFRED HENRY FORSTER/ LIEUT ROYAL SCOTS GREYS/ DIED MARCH 10TH 1919/ OF WOUNDS RECEIVED/ IN ACTION OCT 17TH 1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Forster, Alfred Henry
Forster, John
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Figure
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-50697
For queries, please contact [email protected].