Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Purbeck
- Town
- Tyneham
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48836
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Tyneham Range Walks
Tyneham
Purbeck
Dorset
BH20 5QF
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 88139 80397
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular, nowy-headed white marble tablet on dark grey base. Dedication incised in black lettering. Small inscribed cross at top.
- Inscription
- + / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THE HEROES OF THIS PARISH WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -18. / (6 NAMES) / " ALL MEN MUST DIE, / IT IS ONLY GIVEN TO THE FEW TO DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRY".
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Balson, Henry George
Cleall, Charles Job
Holland, Harry
Holland, John
Meech, William George
Taylor, Bertram
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, age at death, regiment
Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height 600 mm, width 810 mm
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: height 710 mm, width 920 mm
Materials: Undefined
- Tablet
- 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 - Responsibility
- Military authorities/Church and Village
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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