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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Dewlish

    Source: Copyright Jonathan Cunliffe

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    Current Location

    VILLAGE CROSSROADS, Church Street, Dewlish, West Dorset, Dorset, DT2 7SB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SY 77481 98240

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    © WMR-26665

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    26665
    Description
    BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH, SHAFT AND CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ONTO THE PLINTH. POST AND CHAINS PLACED AROUND THE CROSS
    Inscription
    1914 - 1918/ REMEMBER BEFORE GOD WITH THANKSGIVING THESE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ (20 names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (2 names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    20
    Died
    20
    Information shown
    surname, forename initials
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    2
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    surname, forename initials
    Order of names
    surname

    Components

    Cross

    Height: C 2200mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    • Link from Dorset in the Great War website - https://dorsetinthegreatwar.co.uk/war-memorials/dewlish-war-memorial/