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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
North Dorset
Town
Blandford Forum
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72442

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Current location

Blandford Cemetery
Salisbury Road
Blandford Forum
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 7TQ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 89224 07412
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone of remembrance with an arched pediment. Above the inscription is a carved representation of a WW1 plane with carvings of the Croix de Guerre and badge of the Royal Flying Corps and motto each side.
Inscription
IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / LIEUT. WILFRED (VAL) WATTS, / PILOT / ROYAL FLYING CORPS. / IN HIS 23RD YEAR. / SECOND SON OF / C. E. J. & JESSIE WATTS / OF BLANDFORD. / KILLED ON JAN. 17TH 1916, / WHILST FLYING OVER THE GERMAN LINES / AT DADIZEELEM AND INTERRED AT LEDEGHEM, / BELGIUM. / WAS AWARDED THE CROIX DE GUERRE / WITH PALM AT THE BATTLE OF LOOS, / SEPT 25TH 1915. / FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, age of death, relationships, date of death, manner of death, place of death, decorations.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Lt Wilfred Watts War Memorial, Blandford Cemetery
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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