Memorial

Bransgore

Bransgore memorial

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 13 June 2016

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Current Location

At the cross roads with Burley Road, Ringwood Road, Bransgore, New Forest, Hampshire, BH23 8HZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 18842 97915

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21364
Description: ROUGH HEWN CELTIC-STYLE CROSS ON SQUARE TAPERED PLINTH AND TWO-STEP BASE. INSCRIPTION AND NAMES IN LEAD LETTERING ON THREE FACES OF PLINTH APART FROM WW2 NAMES WHICH ARE ON TOP STEP OF BASE. POST-WW2 INSCRIPTION IS METAL PLAQUE IN BLACK LETTERING ON WOODEN FRAME FIXED TO TOP STEP OF BASE.. NO ORNAMENTATION
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK (ON PLINTH): ERECTED BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF BRANSGORE/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEN OF THE PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR FRIENDS/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ ALSO THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ (ON BASE STEP) THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 3 O'CLOCK (ON PLINTH): WW1 NAMES/ (ON BASE): IN MEMORY OF ALL MEMBERS OF H.M. FORCES/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO HAVE DIED SERVING THEIR/ COUNTRY FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY/ 9 O'CLOCK (ON PLINTH): WW1 NAMES; (ON BASE): WW2 NAMES

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 23
Died: 23
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: forename
Additional Information: Image of names can be seen on referenced website

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

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Bransgore

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

Conservation

Components

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