Memorial

Colerne

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Current Location

Opposite the Richard Walmesley memorial., Colerne War Memorial, Market Place, Colerne, North Wiltshire, Wiltshire, SN14 8DF, England

ST 82008 71161

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 23959
Description: Cross mounted on a tall column and plinth with a square base. Tablets bearing the inscription and names on side faces of plinth.
Inscription: Plinth tablet 1: FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN LASTING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS. / 1939 - 1945. / (2 NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 2: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 3: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] ) // Plinth tablet 4: (NAMES [ww1] ) / (NAMES [ww2] )

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1450575

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450575

Tablets

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good