Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- South Wight
- Town
- Sandown
- County
- Isle Of Wight
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25 July 1921
Attended by:
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21826
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Current location
On the seafront.
Sandown
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
PO36 8AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 60045 84208
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A tall Celtic-style wheel cross on a tapering plinth and two-stepped base.
- Inscription
- THEIR/ NAME/ LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ EACH / GAVE/ A/ LIFE FOR YOU AND ME/ A MEMORIAL/ TO THE/ SANDOWN/ MEN/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/1914-1920/ REMEMBER THE LOVE OF THEM/ WHO CAME NOT HOME/ FROM THE WARS/ 1914-18 --- 1939-45/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, W G
Arnell, R B
Arnold, W J
Askew, J W
Attrill, P E S
Attrill, R J C
Barber, F C
Barber, W H
Bennett, R
Black-barnes, C T
See details for all 78 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 79
Served and returned: 0
Died: 79
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: By surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- Sandown War Memorial
- WMO ID: 155242
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 10-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Percy Simmonds Photograph Collection
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