Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Fareham
Town
Portchester
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2000
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40481

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Current location

At west end of the Shopping Precinct
Portchester Shopping Precinct
West Street
Portchester
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 9XB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 61662 05569
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Low, square-set stone column, with a black marble tablet mounted near the top that bears the inscription in gilt lettering.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE PEOPLE OF PORTCHESTER/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN./ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: (No names inscribed)
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: depth 500 MM, height 1460 MM, width 590 MM
    Materials: Concrete
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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