Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: C July 2011
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Rededicated
Date: 22 October 2001
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 3 October 1970
Attended by: Bishop of Winchester - Show More (2)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 49877
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Current location
Ordnance Survey Headquarters
Adanac Drive
Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 0AS
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 372 157
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Ordnance Survey Headquarters
Romsey Rd
Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 4GU
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 388 147
Denomination: Undefined
- Ordnance Survey Headquarters
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR METAL PLAQUE WITHIN A WOODEN FRAME. WHOLE IS MOUNTED WITHIN A FREE STANDING DISPLAY CASE WITH PERSPEX FRONT AND CONVEX SHAPED ROOF. CASE STANDS ON A PORTLAND STONE BASE. LATIN CROSS IN RELIEF BETWEEN THE LISTS OF WW1 NAMES AND WW2 NAMES
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF ORDNANCE SURVEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, C
Barnes, W J
Bear, J H
Bellingham, G
Benlow, F H
Bennett, G E
Bird, C W
Burrows, F W
Cahill, T
Casserly, T
See details for all 66 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 67
Served and returned: 0
Died: 67
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Case
Measurements: depth 1150MM, height 2535MM, width 2045MM
Materials: Metal - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: height 1395MM, width 1945MM
Materials: Metal - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Case
- 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
- History
- 2001: MEMORIAL WAS LOCATED ON THE EXTERNAL WALL OF Compass House (North Block) . WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS LEASED TO A THIRD PARTY THE MEMORIAL WAS MOVED TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ORDNANCE SURVEY STAFF.
- Costs
Memorial: £14000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Reference
- Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 3 October 1970
- Southern Daily Echo 24 October 2001
- Other website blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/tag/war-memorial
- Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 22 October 2001
- Geograph www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2248289
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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