Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Dorset
Town
Blandford Forum
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26416

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Current location

Blandford Forum Cemetery
Salisbury Road
Blandford Forum
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 7LR
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 892 074
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE CROSS SURMOUNTING OCTAGONAL STONE PLINTH. PLINTH BEARS INSCRIPTION IN INCISED BLACK LETTERING.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ 117 BLANDFORD MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914-1918/ THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED/ TOGETHER WITH THE TABLETS/ IN THE MARKET PLACE/ 1921
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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