Corsham, Gastard and Neston - WW2 and Korean War

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Wall
District: North Wiltshire
Town: Corsham
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 69157

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Current location

Memorial Gardens Corsham
Station Road/ Stokes Road
Corsham
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
SN13 9AA
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 87150 69790
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Low wall on which are mounted seven shield-shaped tablets in two rows.

Inscription

1939 - 1945/ remembrance/ dulce et decorum est pro patria mori/ Corsham/ (Names)/ Corsham/ (Names)/ GASTARD/ (Names)/ CORSHAM/ (Names)/ CORSHAM/ (Names)/ KOREAN WAR/ (Name)/ CORSHAM/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, J S R
Appleford, A H N L
Baldwin, H
Blinman, H J
Brill, D J
Carpenter, F H
Chard, H A
Clifford, F C
Coleman, A C
Davis, H E
See details for all 47 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 46
Served and returned: 0
Died: 46
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surnames.
Order of information: Surname.
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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