Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Restoration or extension
District
Bournemouth
Town
Boscombe
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49058

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Current location

St Johns Church
Christchurch Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 4AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 11059 91717
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Porch with dedicatory tablet on exterior wall facing the road below a window.
Inscription
Above left door: THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY. Above right door: MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US. Tablet in external wall of porch: THIS PORCH IS ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOUR OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO YIELDED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914.1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Porch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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