Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Swyre
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1029
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Current location
At the Junction of the B3157 and the road to Puncknowle.
B3157
Swyre
West Dorset
Dorset
DT2 9DA
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 52700 88200
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A small Latin stone cross mounted on 4 plinths and a long staff. It is surrounded by a chain which is weather-worn and covered in lichen. There are inscriptions of the sides of the plinths.
- Inscription
- THE GREAT WAR AUG 4 1914 - NOV 11 1918/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SWYRE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY./ 'DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY'/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hallett, Dan
Northover, John
Salisbury, William Richard
Smith, Richard
Symes, Arthur Kenneth
Symes, Stephen
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: surname,forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 3657.6mm
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Swyre 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
- Swyre
- WMO ID: 121480
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 29-01-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Re-furbished in November 2005 by the Parish Council.
- 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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