Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
New Forest
Town
Bashley
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48667

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Current location

St Johns Chruch
St Johns Road
Bashley
New Forest
Hampshire
BH25 5SN
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 24340 97330
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two brass plaques set in wooden frames. The upper plaque is WW1 and the lower is inscribed with a verse from Rupert Brooke. Incised oak leaves form a border on the main plaque and leaves entwined with ribbons form an incised border on the lower plaque. There are three rounded shelves on a backboard and wooden brackets below the plaques intended for vases.
Inscription
TOP PLAQUE: † / 1914 THE GREAT WAR. 1918/ To the Glory of God. / and in ever grateful memory of/ (NAMES)/ "Greater love hath no man than this, that/ a man lay down his life for his friends." BOTTOM PLAQUE: "BLOW OUT YOU BUGLES OVER THE RICH DEAD./ THERE'S NONE OF THESE SO LONELY AND POOR OF OLD/ BUT DYING HAS MADE US RARER GIFTS THAN GOLD/ THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY, POURED OUT THE RED/ SWEET WINE OF YOUTH, GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE/ OF WORK AND JOY AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE THAT/ MEN CALL AGE AND THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN/ THEIR SONS THEY GAVE THEIR IMMORTALITY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bressey, Denys
Clark, William
Cooper, Jack
Dowland, Frank
Dyke, John
Feltham, Charles
Gilbert, Frederick
Gilbert, George
Harnett, Sydney
Legg, Arthur
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname, forename
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 710 mm, width 710 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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