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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
New Forest
Town
East Boldre
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49780

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Current location

St Paul's church
Main Road
East Boldre
New Forest
Hampshire
SO42 7WS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 37493 00318
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH, SHAFT AND GADBLED CRUCIFIX CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON PLAQUES ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. FIGURE OF CHRIST CARVED IN RELIEF ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE CROSS
Inscription
6 OCLOCK FACE: TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES DURING THE/ 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945 WARS 3 AND 9 OCLOCK FACE: 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) 12 OCLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, William Frederick
Beard, Alfred Henry
Bowyer, Joseph Angus
Broomfield, Reginald Frederick
Crouch, Norman Leonard
Crouch, Sydney
Doe, Bert
Duffin, Donald Anthony
Dunkason, Robert
Etheridge, George
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
DATE UNKNOWN: NEW NAME PLAQUES ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL AS THE OLD WORDING WAS ILLEGIBLE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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