Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Dorset
- Town
- Bridport
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55525
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Current location
36
Bridport United Church
East Street
Bridport
West Dorset
Dorset
DT6 3LJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 46767 92915
Denomination: Congregational
- Description
- A rectangular, landscape-oriented brass plaque mounted on a wooden backboard. The dedication is enclosed by a single-line border, coloured red and with the corners indented. The letters in the dedication are incised and coloured black, with the exception of the main initial letters, which are coloured red.
- Inscription
- In loving memory of/ LCE CPL BERNARD ALFRED HOBBS/ 3rd Dorset Regt who died at Amara, Mesopotamia, on/ Novr 19th 1916 Aged 23./ also of his Brother/ PTE WILLIAM ERNEST HOBBS/ 3rd Dorset Regt who died at Amara on Novr 28th 1916 Aged 25/ both whilst in the service of their King and Country./ "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hobbs, Bernard Alfred
Hobbs, William Ernest
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death, family relationships
Order of information: Forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 25 mm, height 500 mm, width 700 mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 530mm, width 740mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- UNITED REFORMED AND METHODIST CHURCH
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- LCpl B A Hobbs and Pte W E Hobbs
- WMO ID: 70144
- Condition: Good [last updated on 30-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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