Memorial

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury War Memorial

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 15 January 2016

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Current Location

Memorial is located adjacent to the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Shaftesbury War Memorial, Park Walk, intersection with Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, North Dorset, Dorset, SP7 8JR, England

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ST 86119 22824

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26727
Description: Large stone cross with Celtic knotwork and winged-angel carvings on the head and shaft. Cross surmounts a tapering plinth bearing the names and inscription, surmounting a two-stepped square base, surmounted by low wrought iron fence. Additional stone tablet at the base of the plinth bearing the dedication for the Second World War. The Park Walk War Memorial is Inspired by the Saxon Cross in Eyam, Derbyshire.
Inscription: Plinth, east side: "Lest we forget." / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF SHAFTESBURY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1919. // Tablet 1, east side: REMEMBERING ALSO THOSE WHO / MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / 1939 -1945. // Tablet 2, east side: (16 NAMES) // Plinth, west side: SHASTON . SICILLUM . OFFICII . MAIORA . VS . BURGI . / ANDREW RICHMOND GOWER / MAYOR 1919 -1921 // Plinth, north and south sides: (60 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 60
Died: 60
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with exceptions

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 16
Died: 16
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with one exception

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Provided via public subscription
Maintenance History: In 2013 a project was undertaken to clean and re-point the memorial with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23 October 1921

Earl of Shaftesbury

Dedicated

23 October 1921

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Shaftesbury

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