Memorial

Salisbury citizens WW1 map of home addresses St Thomas & St Edmunds Church Salisbury Wiltshire

A view of the map of Salisbury with pushpins denoting addresses of those who served and died St Thomas & St Edmunds Church Salisbury Wiltshire

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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St Thomas and St Edmunds Church, 8, St Thomas Square, Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1BA, England

SU 14325 29994

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 74395
Description: A large scale coloured map of Salisbury and its environs on a backboard , coloured pushpins denoting the home address of each citizen who served and died in WW1 , accompanied by four typed laminated a4 sheets , the first with the commemoration , the remaining three listing by surname those who died with no service details but with their civilian address . All on a large wooden easel . This memorial could easily be moved , confirmation obtained from Church Warden that it might be moved within the church but will not be moved to another location .
Inscription: EACH DOT ON THIS MAP REPRESENTS THE LIFE/OF A MAN/FROM THE CITY OF SALISBURY/LOST IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY/1914-1918/

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 212
Died: 212
Information shown: given name , surname , civilian address , location of address
Order of names: by surname with some not in strict order