Memorial
Chickerell - WW1 and WW2
Current Location
St Mary's Church, North Square, Chickerell, West Dorset, Dorset, DT3 4DX, England
OS Grid Reference
SY 64391 80692
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 1096
- Description
- Cross standing on a block and two stepped plinth. The names for WW1 are carved on shields on each side of the block, and those for WW2 on the plinth.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AS A THANK OFFERING FOR PEACE AFTER THE GREAT WAR AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES A SACRIFICE TO FREEDOM AND JUSTICE THE PARISHIONERS OF CHICKERILL ERECTED THIS MONUMNET NOV 2 1919. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ST JOHN XV [NAMES] / ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE INSCRIBED / [NAMES]
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 18
- Died
- 18
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, regiment.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 24
- Died
- 24
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, regiment.
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1428316
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428316 (accessed 07/06/2026)
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 121413
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