Memorial

Grove Park, Weston-Super-Mare

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Current Location

Grove Park, Off High St, Weston Super Mare, Woodspring, Avon, BS23 2AE, England

OS Grid Reference

ST3186061978

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 3142
Description: Octagonal plinth and pedestal surmounted by winged victory standing on an orb with her arms outstretched. She holds a small olive branch in her right hand. Dedicatory plaques placed on the sides of the pedestal. A short distance directly behind the memorial is a wall in three sections with the names of those killed in WW2 placed on bronze plaques. An enamelled crest of Weston Super Mare has been placed in between the dates. Two additional sections have been placed either side of it to extend the space and add additional names.
Inscription: Front face, upper plaque: THESE DIED/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF WESTON SUPER MARE/ UPHILL AND KEWSTOKE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Front face, lower plaque: REDEDICATED / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE OF THE/BOROUGH OF WESTON SUPER MARE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945 Other faces: (WW1 Names) Main Wall: 1939 1945/ CIVILIANS H.M. FORCES CIVILIANS / (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 402
Died: 402
Information shown: Surname, Regiment
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 196
Died: 190
Information shown: Surname, regiment, decorations
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 113
Died: 113
Information shown: Surname
Order of names: Surname

War: Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, year of death, Regiment