Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Southampton
Town
West End
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 05 June 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries,Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60718

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Current location

High St And West End Rd
West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3PL
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 470 144
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough hewn three stepped stone block surmounted by smooth stone base, tapering shaft and celtic cross. Dedicatory inscription and names on two irregular shaped tablets, one for WW1 and one for WW2, placed either side of the base. Celtic knotwork design carved in relief on the front face of the cross and shaft. When the memorial was originally unveiled the WW1 tablet was mounted on the front face of the stepped base but when the WW2 tablet was added it was removed and placed to the side.
Inscription
WW1 Tablet: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (Names)/ "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT." WW2 Tablet: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 19139 - 1945/ (Names)/ "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" Rear of base: ERECTED IN THANKFULNESS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THEIR THREE SONS BY A MOTHER AND FATHER 1914-1918 (Exact line spacing unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, .william Walter George
Alford, Alfred
Badham, Francis Molyneux
Blewett, Edward Joseph
Brown, Sidney Arthur
Bunney, Peter
Busby, Harry Burden
Bush, Kenneth Albert
Charlier, John
Collins, Gilbert
See details for all 56 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Col E K Perkins, Deputy Lord Lietenant of Hampshire and a local resident, undertook to erect a memorial when the memorial committee failed to come to an agreement on what form of memorial to erect due to cost and other considerations.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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