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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Wight
Town
Shanklin
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11th November 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21850

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Current location

ROAD JUNCTION
GARDEN
Shanklin
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
PO37 6NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 58215 81039
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
VERY TALL PLAIN LATIN CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH ON SINGLE STEP BASE. SET INTO ELEVATED ROADSIDE ENCLOSURE AND SMALL GARDEN. WW2 ADDITION SMALL CURVED WALL BEHIND MAIN MEMORIAL
Inscription
TO/ THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF SHANKLIN/ WHO FELL IN THE WARS/ 1914 - 1918 - 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Charles
Ayling, Wilfred C
Baines, Norbert R
Ballard, Richard J
Banting, Leslie W
Bassett, Frederick A
Blake, E Alcernon
Booker, Frederick E
Brett, Alfred
Brown, Archibald
See details for all 95 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 105
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 105
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Percy Simmonds Photograph Collection
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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