Memorial

43rd Wessex Division

Source: Alan Mitchell

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Current Location

Longleat Estate, ground in front of WW2 pillbox., WW2 Pillbox, Lodge Road, Horningsham, West Wiltshire, Wiltshire, BA12 7NG, England

ST 81398 41949

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Type of Memorial: Avenue / Tree or grove
WMR Reference Number: 24305
Description: 43 trees with dedicatory stone tablet set upon a rough hewn stone.
Inscription: THESE TREES/ WERE PLANTED IN EVERLASTING MEMORY/ OF THOSE SOLDIERS OF/ THE 43RD WESSEX DIVISION/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY/ 1939 - 1945/ "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD"/ DEDICATED ON "VE" DAY 8TH MAY 1999/ BY THE 43RD WESSEX ASSOCIATION / REDEDICATED IN THE PRESENCE OF OF HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH / BY KIND PERMISSION OF LORD & LADY BATH / 18TH MAY 2023

Costs: FREE
Sponsor Type: other
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Lord Bath provided land free of charge on his Longleat estate

Dedicated

8th May 1999

Lord Bath

Rededicated

18th May 2023

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord and Lady Bath

Tree

Made from: Plant Material

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good