Memorial
Shapwick - WW1
Cross
1/4
Current Location
Opposite the Anchor Inn where Church Street meets West Street and Stewards Lane, Church Street, Shapwick, Wimborne, Dorset, DT11 9LA, England
OS Grid Reference
ST 93806 01708
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 26657
- Description
- A PLAIN LATIN CROSS ON AN OCTAGONAL, TWO STAGE PLINTH AND FOUR STEPPED BASE. THE COMMEMORATIONS ARE ON THE FRONT AND BACK FACES OF THE PLINTH, THE NAMES ON THE OTHER SIX: THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED ARE TO EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT COMMEMORATION. THE CROSS IS NEW, A REPLACEMENT IN 2020 FOLLOWING DAMAGE: THE LOWER SECTION IS POSSIBLY BASED ON THE VILLAGE'S 15th CENTURY PREACHING CROSS.
- Inscription
- Front Face - IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF OUR MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 Rear Face - ROLL/ OF OUR MEN/ WHO/ SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918) Other Faces - [Names]
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 43
- Served
- 36
- Died
- 7
- Information shown
- surname, initials, rank, regiment, decorations
- Order of names
- Rank (Dead) or Surname (Served)
- Additional Information
- Only the Rank and Regiment details of the dead are given
- Maintenance History
- The cross was damaged in 2019 and replaced in 2020 with the help of a grant of £1,330 from the War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme.
Components
- Cross
Height: c2700mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 97529
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