Memorial

Shawford Down - WW1 and WW2

Shawford Down

Source: Orphan Work 21925

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Current Location

On the field of Shawford Down, overlooking the Itchen Valley., Between Southdown Road and The Malms, Shawford Down, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2BU, England

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SU 47039 24917

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 21925
Description: Double-headed stone cross set on stone plinth which bears inscription. Plinth surmounts two-stepped stone base. Head of cross has extra stone protruding at right-angle so cross itself can be seen by viewer at any position around memorial. Tablet with dedicatory inscription on plinth and another on base.
Inscription: (East) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN BROAD / AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF ALL THE MEN / OF THE EMPIRE AND ESPECIALLY THOSE / FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 / THEY SOUGHT THE GLORY OF THEIR / COUNTRY, THEY SEE THE GLORY OF GOD / REDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE / NAMES ARE ENGRAVED ON THIS STEP / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE // First World War names are on the other faces and the Second World War names are around the base.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 17
Died: 17
Information shown: Rank, surname, forename, regiment.
Order of names: Surname.
Additional Information: image of names can be seen on referenced website.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: Rank, surname, forename, regiment.
Order of names: Surname.
Additional Information: Image of names can be seen on referenced website

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Compton & Shawford Parish Council, who own it.
Maintenance History: September, 2016: awarded a Grade II listed status for its "special architectural or historic interest". / July, 2002: Following vandalism, the memorial was repaired. / 1988: WW2 tablets vandalised. Removed and restored.

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Shawford Down - WW1 and WW2

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Shawford Down - WW1 and WW2

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