Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Purbeck
Town
Kimmeridge
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26458

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Current location

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Kimmeridge
Purbeck
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 917 799
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass wall-mounted plaque with etched border of laurel leaves and berries.
Inscription
"BUT THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE WERE NOT HURT. THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY" 1 SAM CH.XXV.V.15-16/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SACRED CAUSE OF LIBERTY 1914 - 1918/ (Names) / ALSO TO THOSE WHO RENDERED LOYAL SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY IN THE HOUR OF HER GREAT NEED/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ford, Harry
Kent, Frank E
Mansel, Charles Pleydell
Mansel, Eustace Gambier
Mansel, John Delalynde
Mansel, William Du Pre
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 38
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 18", width 21"
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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