Memorial

Broughton Gifford

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Current Location

Land administered by Parish Council., Common land, Junction Of The Street And Melksham Ln, Broughton Gifford, West Wiltshire, Wiltshire, SN12 8LX, England

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ST 87555 64085

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 24264
Description: Two-stepped base surmounted by four-stepped plinth, surmounted by square-section obelisk. Inscription on all four faces of obelisk and plinth, rendered in attached lead letters. Additional brass plaque attached on six o'clock face of plinth. Whole surrounded by a wrought iron fence.
Inscription: 6 O'clock Face: THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISH OF/ BROUGHTON GIFFORD/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE MEN WHO/ AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL/ LEFT THIER HOMES IN THE/ VILLAGE TO TAKE THEIR/ PART IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ "YE THAT LIVE ON 'MID' ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 9 O'clock Face: THESE ALSO SERVED/ (Names) 12 O'clock Face: THESE ALSO SERVED/ (Names) 3 O'clock Face: THESE ALSO SERVED/ (Names) 6 O'clock Face: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ "IN ALL THESE THINGS, MORE THAN CONQUERORS/ THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US" Rom.viii.35ff.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 148
Served: 125
Died: 23
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: regiment,rank

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs W Webb and Sons of Chippenham,, Designer
Maintenance History: 2014, January: Condition report compiled; Obelisk is leaning slightly, there is damage to the mortar stone work and some corrosion to the lead letters. 2012, January: Renovation is being considered to arrest signs of deterioration.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

22nd May 1990

Mrs Browne of Gifford Hall

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