Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Dorchester
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1004
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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
- White stone tablet set on grey stone base. Curved top and lettering in black.
- Inscription
- SALISBURY DIOCESAN GUILD OF RINGERS /- DORCHESTER BRANCH/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD AND IN FAITHFUL MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE GUILD WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, J
Brake, H
Drake, W
New, W J
Northover, F C
Painter, W A
Samways, F
Wilson, H
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 600MM
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- 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
- Dorchester: Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers (Dorchester Branch)
- WMO ID: 121505
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 04-02-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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