Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Salisbury
- Town
- Bemerton
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70014
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Current location
Front Gate
St John the Evangelist Church
Lower Road
Bemerton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 9NW
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 12056 30563
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An lychgate entrance to Bemerton Church primarily carved from wood, with a tiled roof topped with Latin Cross. At the front of the gate a dedication is written in incised lettering above the entrance. Inside further dedications are written on panels to the left and right, on either side the names of men are written on the front face of four wooden columns.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THERE LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (Left Side) THEY LIE NOT HERE BUT FAR AWAY WHERE THEY FELL/ (Right Side) "NOTHING IS FAR TO GOD HE WILL KNOW WHENCE TO CALL ME."/ (Back Left Side) BROWN, L./ BUCKLE, C. G./ BUCKNALL, B./ CAKE, W./ CAKE, T./ CANNING, A./ CASE , A./ CASTLE, H./ COOK, J./ COUSINS, S./ CROCKETT, R. A./ CROCKETT, S./ CURTIS, W./ DRAKE, J ./ ELKINS, E./ FOSTER, J./ FRICKER, J./GASPER, C./ GILBERT, G./ GOODYEAR, F.P./ GALE, R.B./ (Back Right Side) GULLIVER, S./ HAYTER, W./ HEARN, J. A./ HIBBARD, R. H./ HUGGINS, R./ INKPEN, W./ KNIGHT, A./ LEACH, W./ LODDER, A./ PAYNE, C./ PENNY, F./ SMART, W./ STOKES, W./ STONE, A./ STONE, H./ TRUBRIDGE, T./ VINCENT, A./ WHATLEY, A./ WHITCHURCH, F./ SMART, A. R./ (Front Left Side) 1939 – 1945/ BLAKE, H. G./ BUCKNALL, A G./ HEARN, J./ HOPKINS, B/ HILLIER, H, JOHNSON, H/ MASTERS. W. A./ MILES, G. V./ HORNER, P. R. J./ (Front Right Side) RAWLENCE, E. E./ READ, I. G./ ROCHESTER, R. W./ RUSSELL, L H./ WHATLEY, R. N./
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blake, H G
Brown, L
Buckle, C G
Bucknall, A G
Bucknall, B
Cake, T
Cake, W
Canning, A
Case, A
Castle, H
See details for all 55 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 41
Served and returned: 0
Died: 41
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gate
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Gate
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Bemerton - WW1 and WW2
- WMO ID: 227880
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 19-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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