
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel: Dedicated within church building
- District
- East Hampshire
- Town
- Alton
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- A Southwick (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 28th November 1920
Attended by: Bishop of Winchester - Dedicated
Date: 28th November 1920
Attended by: Bishop of Winchester - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40263
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Current location
ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
Church Rd
Alton
East Hampshire
Hampshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 710 390
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- MEMORIAL CHAPEL AND FITTINGS WITH FAMILY PLAQUE AND ROLL OF HONOUR. CONTAINS SCREEN WITH DATES OF WW1. PAINTED FIGURES OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE PLACED IN NICHES EITHER SIDE OF THE ALTAR
- Inscription
- PLAQUE: FOR A REMEMBRANCE BEFORE GOD/ OF THOSE MEN OF ALTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THIS CHAPEL HAS BEEN RESTORED/ ESPECIALLY REMEMBERING/ VYVYAN AND FRANCIS DAVENPORT/ AND JOHN AITKEN/ TO WHOSE MEMORY/ THE FIGURES OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE WERE HERE PLACED ROLL OF HONOUR: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND IN THANKFULNESS FOR MANY WHO HAVE BEEN SPARED/ THIS CHAPEL IS RESTORED A.D. 1919/ (LEFT) IN GLORY THEY WILL SLEEP/ AND ENDLESS SANCTITY/ (NAMES) (RIGHT) DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ (NAMES)/ THESE MEN LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WARS 1914 - 1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figures
Measurements: height 4FT
Materials: Wood - Screen
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Figures
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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