Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Wiltshire
Town
Colerne
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23959

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Current location

Opposite the Richard Walmesley memorial.
Colerne War Memorial
Market Place
Colerne
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
SN14 8DF
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 82008 71161
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cross mounted on a tall column and plinth with a square base. Tablets bearing the inscription and names on side faces of plinth.
Inscription
Plinth tablet 1: FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN LASTING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS. / 1939 - 1945. / (2 NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 2: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 3: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 4: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] )
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bedford, Peter
Boulter, Percy F
Box, Sydney
Brain, Denis I
Clark, Nelson
Dixon, Ralph
Field, Arthur
Fletcher, Edward C
Grant, Geoffrey
Gray, Maurice
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, initial, surname, honours
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, initial, surname, service or regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Colerne 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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