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    Memorial

    Coombe Bissett

    Coombe Bissett War Memorial

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 17.03.2015

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    Current Location

    St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Thorne Close, off Homington Lane, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 4LR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 10828 26334

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    23890
    Description
    THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY DOUBLE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE LOWER PLINTH AND TWO SIDES OF THE UPPER PLINTH
    Inscription
    6 o'clock face: In Grateful Memory of the men of / Coombe Bissett and Homington / who died in the Service of their / King and Country / in the Great War 1914 . 1919 / (5 NAMES) / Their name liveth for evermore // 3 o'clock face: (5 NAMES) // 9 o'clock face: (5 NAMES) // 12 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945 / (5 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    Rank, title, forenames, surname, honours, service or regiment
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    Rank, title, forename, initial, surname, service or regiment
    Maker(s)
    • Templeman’s of Blandford Forum, Builder

    Maintenance History
    1990: Refurbished by Templeman and Son of Blandford, Dorset
    Custodian
    Churchwardens and PCC

    Components

    Cross

    Height: c 15ft

    Width: c 6ft

    Depth: c 6ft


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1428386

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428386 (accessed 06/05/2026)

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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    100235

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