Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Dorchester
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1003
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Current location
St Peter's Church
High West Street
Dorchester
West Dorset
Dorset
DT1 1HY
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 69245 90756
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two brass plaques, linked and mounted onto one backboard. Both are surmounted by the arms of St George with a carved laurel wreath, and have black lettering.
- Inscription
- Left: TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Right: IN PRAISE TO GOD/ AND IN ABIDING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ AND CHURCH WHO FELL IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, T.
Adams, T.
Amey, H.
Angell, H. S.
Bull, R. B.
Davis, R.
Dowden, T.
Dunford, W.
Emslie, P. J. B.
Farnham, A.
See details for all 34 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: height 1050MM, width 1500MM
Materials: Brass
- Frame
- 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
- St Peter's Roll of Honour WW1 and WW2
- WMO ID: 152521
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- 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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