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
66467

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Current location

Bridport Unitarian Chapel
East Street
Bridport
West Dorset
Dorset
DT6 3LH
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 46762 92882
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
A white shield-shaped tablet on a rectangular brown mottled marble backboard , the longer axis vertical . There are carved marble flags draped over the top of the tablet, above is a coat of arms in blue and gold . The inscription is incised and coloured black.
Inscription
1914-1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF/ (Names)/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ GOD GRANT WE FAIL NOT AT THE TEST - THAT WHEN/ WE TAKE, MAYHAP, OUR PLACES IN THE FRAY/ COME LIFE, COME DEATH WE QUIT OURSELVES LIKE MEN/ THE PEERS OF SUCH AS THEY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bishop, Stanley
Bragg, Albert
Bragg, Walter
Colfox, Thomas David
Hallett, Henry Samuel
Hoskins, Joseph Charles
Keech, Thomas
Shephard, Henry John
Shephard, Stanley Herbert
Stone, William
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given names , surname
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 15, height c 250, width c 140
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth c 15, height c 350, width c 200
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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