Dorset Regiment - WW2 - Book Of Remembrance

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: West Dorset
Town: Sherborne
County: Dorset
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 65790

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Current location

Sherborne Abbey
Abbey Close
Sherborne
West Dorset
Dorset
DT9 3BP
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 63803 16484
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Green leather bound Book of Remembrance with gold decoration. On the front cover is embossed the Dorsetshire Regiment coat of arms.

Inscription

Title page: This book records the/ Names of All Ranks/ of the Dorsetshire Regiment/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ in the World War, 1939-1945./ "Requiescant in Pace"

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Book
Measurements: height 381mm, width 254mm
Materials: Paper, Leather

Listing information

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Condition

Dorset Regiment Book of Remembrance WW2
WMO ID: 188180
Condition: Good [last updated on 27-09-2014]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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