Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- East Hampshire
- Town
- Rowlands Castle
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 02nd November 1919
Attended by: ADMIRAL O'CALLAGHAN - Dedicated
Date: 02nd November 1919
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 02nd November 1919
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Southampton - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21184
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Current location
On the junction of the B2148 and B2149.
Redhill Road
Rowlands Castle
East Hampshire
Hampshire
PO9 6BA
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 72637 09932
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A base surmounted by a plinth and obelisk. The dedication is written on tablets mounted onto the sides of the plinth.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED HEREON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919./ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ THE NAMES ARE ADDED OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1939 - 1945 12 o'clock face: GREATER/ LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY/ DOWN/ HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS 3 and 9 o'clock face: (Names) Wall: THIS MONUMENT IS A SACRED TRUST TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, / TO BE CARED FOR AND CHERISHED FOR ALL TIME/ DEDICATED 2 NOVEMBER 1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, J H
Amor, F J
Barnett, A J
Bentley, J
Boncey, F F
Boncey, J J
Boncey, L J
Bulbeck, G
Clark, T J
Conduct, W
See details for all 48 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 30
Served and returned: 0
Died: 30
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth 1730MM, height 1470MM, width 1750MM
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- Rowlands Castle 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
- Rowlands Castle WW1 obelisk
- WMO ID: 169849
- Condition: Good [last updated on 29-08-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £245
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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