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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Cornwall
Town
Bodmin Moor
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4th September 1954
    Attended by: Assistant Bishop of the diocese and The Vicar of St. Breward (the Rev. F. H, J. Hurford)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4th September 1954
    Attended by: General Sir G. Ivor Thomas (wartime commander of the division)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9352

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Current location

Summit of Rough Tor
43rd Wessex Memorial
Roughtor Road
Bodmin Moor
North Cornwall
Cornwall
PL32 9QG
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 14462 80724
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze plaque with a Wyvern decoration above the inscription mounted on the base rock face of the tor.
Inscription
(DRAGON) / ROUGH TOR ON WHICH THIS/ MEMORIAL IS PLACED HAS/ BEEN GIVEN TO THE NATION/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE/ SERVING IN THE 43RD (WESSEX)/ DIVISION IN THE NORTH-WEST/ EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN 1944/45
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
  • Grade Not Applicable to this List Entry
  • 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
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Rough Tor presented to the nation by Sir Richard W Onslow as a memorial to the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the 43 (Wessex) Division who lost their lives in the 1939-45
Responsibility
National Trust
Reference
  • West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 09 September 1954 ROUGH TOR MEMORIAL TO WESSEX DIVISION FALLEN Plaque In Massive Rock Unveiled by Ge, Sir Ivor Thomas
  • Cornish Guardian - Thursday 08 September 1966 ROUGH TOR IN HEART OF BODMIN MOOR 'Will These Heights Keep Their Ancient Grandeur?' Asks Michael Tresellian "A relatively recent addition to the hill is the memorial to the 43rd Wessex Division, sadly scarred by the initials of the vandals."
  • Cornish Guardian - Thursday 09 September 1954 ROUGHTOR SUMMIT MEMORIAL TO WEST COUNTRY SOLDIERS 200 SEE PLAQUE DEDICATED TO WESSEX MEN'S GALLANTRY 5th D.C.L.I. BRAVERY IN NORMANDY REMEMBERED

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