Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Chickerell
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1098

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Current location

Mission Chapel
Putton Lane
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
DT3 4AD
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 65162 79381
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Small stone tablet inserted into a brick wall where a mission chapel used to be.
Inscription
IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE SCHOLARS AND FRIENDS / OF THIS MISSION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE / OF FREEDOM DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (Names) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Sidney
Cill, George
Clifford, William
Crabb, George
Crabb, Walter
Hanham, George
Ireland, Joseph
Ironsides, Walter
Mcintosh, William
Parker, Walter
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Surname,forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 880MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
History
December 2018. Reported that tablet is weathered but the Mission building, now a garage, is crumbling.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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