Memorial

Whitechurch And St Gabriels Cross of Remembrance ww1 and ww2

A general view of the Cross of Remembrance with the Church of St Candida Whitchurch Canonicorum in the background

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

ST CANDIDAS AND HOLY CROSS CHURCH, Lower Street, Whitchurch Canonicorum, West Dorset, Dorset, DT6 6RQ, England

SY 39684 95443

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26768
Description: THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY OCTAGONAL PLINTH, SHAFT AND FRENCH CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH ACANTHUS LEAF DESIGN ON THE CAPITOL
Inscription: IN/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN/ OF WHITECHURCH/ AND/ ST GABRIEL'S/ WHO DIED FOR /KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Cross

Height: C 3750MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good