Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Thamesdown
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51132

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Current location

Shopping Village
Kemble Drive
Swindon
Thamesdown
Wiltshire
SN2 2DY
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 1407584811
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FRAMED AND GLAZED UPRIGHT RECTANGULAR ROLL OF HONOUR WOODEN FRAME. MULTI COLOURED HEAVILY DECORATED PAPER ROLL OF HONOUR. GRECIAN COLUMNS ON EITHER SIDE WITH MONS, SOMME, PALESTINE, JUTLAND WRITTEN ON THE LEFT HAND COLUMN AND YPRES, MESSINES, GALLIPOLI AND (...) ON THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN. THE THREE COLUMNS OF NAMES HAVE THEIR INITIALS IN RED AND BLUE. SURNAMES IN BLACK. THE COLUMNS ARE SEPARATED BY FOUR TALL THIN CANDLES ON CANDELSTICKS WITH THE WORDS SELF SACRIFICE, DUTY, HONOUR AND FREEDOM WRITTEN IN BOXES. IN THE TRIANGULAR HEAD OF THE ROLL OF HONOUR THERE ARE DRAWINGS OF LEAVES AND A CIRCULAR LAUREL WREATH WITH A SOLDIER IN A SUIT OF ARMOUR ASTRIDE A BLACK HORSE IN THE CENTRE OF THE WREATH.
Inscription
PRO PATRIA/ TO COMMEMORATE/ THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF W SHOP/ WHO RALLIED TO THEIR COUNTRYS CALL/ DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ AND RETURNED SAFELY/ (NAMES)/ THESE ALSO ANSWERED THE CALL/ AND MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE/ REQUESCANT IN PACE/ THEIR SPRIT LIVES FOR EVER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 110
    Served and returned: 98
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: surname,decorations
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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