Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Sherborne
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66540
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Current location
Cheap Street Church
Cheap Street
Sherborne
West Dorset
Dorset
DT9 3BJ
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 63814 16617
Denomination: United Reformed
- Previous locations
- Congregational Church
Long Street
Sherborne
West Dorset
Dorset
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Congregational
- Congregational Church
- Description
- Rectangular board with a raised frame and the names in two columns in gold. At the top is a plaque depicting an external detail of the original church.
- Inscription
- SHERBORNE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH/ 1914 1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN IN CONNECTION/ WITH THIS CHURCH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anstey, H C
Baker, E
Baker, H J
Best, E G
Best, W J
Coffin, H F
Dewfall, T
Diment, W H
Dunn, P V J
Farrell, J F
See details for all 38 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 38
Served and returned: 0
Died: 38
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 950mm, width 560mm
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: height 125mm, width 120mm
Materials: Metal
- Board
- Listing information
- THE METHODIST 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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