Memorial

43rd Wessex Division

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Current Location

Castle Hill, Mere, Salisbury, Wiltshire, BA12 6JB, England

ST 80947 32535

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 23957
Description: STONE CENOTAPH WITH DEDICATORY PLAQUE ON ONE SIDE. WHOLE STANDS ON A PAVED BASE WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY STONE PILLAR AND CHAIN LINK FENCE. BADGE OF THE WESSEX DIVISION ON A PLAQUE ABOVE THE DEDICATION
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF/ THE 43RD WESSEX DIVISION/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR/ THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ 1939 - 1945/ THIS MEMORIAL / IS A REPLICA/ OF THAT ERECTED/ ON HILL 112 NEAR CAEN/ THE SIRE OF THE FIRST/ MAJOR BATTLE/ IN WHICH THE DIVISION/ TOOK PART/ JULY 10TH TO JULY 24TH 1944

Unveiled

21st May 1949

GENERAL SIR IVOR THOMAS

Dedicated

21st May 1949

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Plaque

Height: 910MM

Width: 750MM

Made from: Copper

Condition: Good

Cenotaph

Height: 2885MM

Width: 3540MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good