Memorial

Brockenhurst Obelisk

Brockenhurst obelisk

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 27 June 2016

1/7

Current Location

Sway Rd, Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, SO42 7SD, England

SU 299 022

Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.

This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.

To share information or photographs, contact us.

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 21387
Description: SQUARE OBELISK WITH BRONZE PLAQUES AT BASE. OBELISK SURMOUNTS SQUARE STONE BASE. PLAQUES BEAR NAMES AND INSCRIPTION IN WHITE LETTERING. MALTESE CROSS CARVED INTO TOP OF OBELISK
Inscription: Original plaque: IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF BROCKENHURST/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF BROCKENHURST/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING/ THE WORLD WAR/ (NAMES)/ YE SHALL BE HONOURED FOR EVER. Extra plaque: 2002/the following men of Brockenhurst/are also known to have/given their lives for their country/First World War/names/Second world War/names/post 1945/name/the following villagers were killed/in the Second World War/names/"We will remember them".

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 78
Died: 78
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: this is the total of the names on the original and subsequent plaques.