Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Basingstoke
Town
Highclere
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84357

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Current location

Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
Church Lane
Highclere
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG20 9RH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 44028 60304
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular stone tablet with raised frame-like border, there is an additional raised space at the top centre to accommodate the shield of a regiment. Above the tablet is the wooden cross which was placed by the regiment of Lt Dunne over his grave on the Somme.
Inscription
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR/ SIDNEY DUNNE LIEUT INNISKILLING/ DRAGOONS ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR &/ ALICE DUNNE BORN 10 JUNE 1892 KILLED/ IN ACTION 1 JULY 1917 THE CROSS PLACED/ BY HIS REGIMENT OVER HIS GRAVE AT/ COLOGNE FARM HARGICOURT SOMME/ WHERE HE FELL WAS AFTER THE WAR RE-/ ERECTED OVER HIS GRAVE IN THE CEMETERY/ NEAR BY AT TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD
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: Forenames, surname, rank, unit, and details of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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