Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Semley
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68899

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Current location

St Leonard's
Church Green
Semley
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP7 9AU
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 89226 26879
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Sem Hill
    Semley
    Salisbury
    Wiltshire
    SB7 9AU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: ST 89044 26733
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular nowy-headed brass plaque fixed to grey marble with incised commemoration and two columns of names below laurel branches flanked by the years 1914 and 1919. A second brass plaque on wooden board refers to the presentation of the principal plaque to St Leonard's Church.
Inscription
Plaque 1: 1914 (wreath) 1919/ IN MEMORIAM/ THESE MEN OF SEMLEY GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR GOD & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./ (Names...)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." Plaque 2: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS PRESENTED BY/ SEMLEY BAPTIST CHURCH/ WHICH SERVED/ THIS COMMUNITY/ FROM 1817-2000
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowles, Alfred
Bowles, Bertram
Brown, Horace
Butt, Ernest
Butt, Wilfred
Churchill, Lionel
Culley, Jeffrey
Day, Ernest
Doggrell, Thomas
Gray, Ernest
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 710mm, width 430mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height c. 710mm, width c. 430mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 180mm, width 210mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height c. 180mm, width c. 210mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Semley Baptist Church

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