Memorial

West Moors

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Current Location

Junction of Station Road with Pennington Road., Roadside Garden, Station Road / Pennington Road, West Moors, Wimborne, Dorset, BH22 0JB, England

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SU 07982 02694

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26672
Description: Foundation stone and platform supporting a single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth and a tapering rectangular sectioned shaft with an integrated Celtic-styled wheel cross. Incised inscription and names of plinth faces. Black text.
Inscription: Face 1: THESE / GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR HUMANITY IN THE / GREAT WARS / 1914 - 1918. / 1939 - 1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE // Face 2: IN / HONOURED MEMORY / (11 NAMES) // Face 3: 1939 - 1945 / (20 NAMES) // Face 4: WEST / MOORS / UNVEILED SEPTEMBER 26 1920 / REMOVED TO THIS SITE JUNE 1971

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with one exception

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Forename initials, (female forenames), surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with two exceptions

History

Maker(s): Messrs A L S Ford of Boscombe, Mason
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Dedicated

26th September 1920

Rev Boyd, a Queens Chaplin

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