
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- New Forest
- Town
- Lymington
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 27 March 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 30 June 1991
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 30 June 1991
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Unveiled
Date: 27 March 1921
Attended by: Major General Seeley. Mayor of Lymington - Show More (3)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21518
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Current location
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH
High Street,
Lymington
New Forest
Hampshire
SO41 9AH
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 32176 95440
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stone wheel cross with celtic style carvings along head and shaft. Base and shaft bear inscription with name son bronze plaques on the base. Whole stands on tapered stone base. Low rails surround the memorial.
- Inscription
- FRONT: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS BOROUGH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 BASE: (NAMES) BACK: TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / DURING THE / 1939-45 WAR./ (NAMES) (Name)/ BOSNIA/ 1997
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 73
Served and returned: 0
Died: 73
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 84
Served and returned: 0
Died: 84
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname - Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Cornish
- Plaques
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL WITH ENCLOSING RAILINGS
- 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
- Borough of Lymington
- WMO ID: 102557
- Condition: Good [last updated on 04-10-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Comments: Fund to finance the memorial launched by the Mayor in February 1919. Cornish granite £600
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Lymington and Pennington Town Council
- Reference
- Published:John Cockram 2005
- New Forest Military Archive www.newforestmilitaryarchive.org.uk/Site/Lymington_War_Memorial.html
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Lymington Times 25 August 1990
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