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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Wiltshire
Town
Calne
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23923

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
Church St
Calne
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 99870 70883
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Cross of Sacrifice on two-stepped plinth and two-stepped base.
Inscription
TOP LEVEL OF BASE: IN GRATEFUL / AND / ABIDING REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN / WHO WENT FROM THE / PARISH OF CALNE / TO THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / AND GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE CAUSE OF / FREEDOM AND RIGHT / (NAMES) BOTTOM LEVEL OF BASE: ALSO / IN MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR OF / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, E
Andrews, H
Andrews, J
Angell, A E
Angell, A J
Angell, E
Angell, F
Angell, F E G
Angell, P H
Angell, W
See details for all 132 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 132
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 132
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 43
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Calne 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Cross in the style of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cross of Sacrifice.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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