Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Salisbury
- Town
- Wylye
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70135
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Current location
Outside
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Street
Wylye
Salisbury
Wiltshire
BA12 0QP
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 00807 37731
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A stone Celtic cross mounted onto a two-tiered base. The dedication is written in black lettering on the front and back of the first base.
- Inscription
- (Front Dedication) THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHONERS OF WYLYE,/ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF THE GREAT WAR/ 1914__1918/ WALTER COX _ REGINALD GILES/ STEPHEN HIBBERD _ CHARLES VALLIS/ GODFREY WOOTTON _ WILLIAM WRIGHT/ IVY HIBBERD (Back Dedication) 1939 – 1945/ HARRY CARNALL/ JOHN COOPER
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carnall, Harry
Cox, Walter
Giles, Reginald
Hibberd, Ivy
Hibberd, Stephen
Hooper, John
Vallis, Charles
Wootton, Godfrey
Wright, William
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Wylye 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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