Memorial

Fareham Cross WW1 and 2

Fareham memorial

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 23 August 2016

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Current Location

West Street, Fareham, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0EH, England

SU 57584 06212

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 40467
Description: Large stone cross with tapering octagonal shaft. Cross surmounts octagonal plinth which bears WW2 tablet. Three-stepped base. Cross stands on raised paved area. Paved area is surrounded by wall on which are names of the fallen carved on 22 stone tablets in black lettering.
Inscription: TOP TABLET AT CENTRE OF WALL: 1914-1919/ THE MEN WHOM THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED AMONG/ THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR/ TO THEM, ENDURED HARDSHIP AND FACED DANGER FINALLY PASSING/ FROM THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE/ GIVING THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE/ WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE FAREHAM URBAN DISTRICT/ BASE TABLET ON WALL: ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ 26TH, 35TH, & 108TH HEAVY BATTERIES/ OF THE ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY/ (NAMES) CROSS: ALSO/ IN MEMORY/ OF /THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR/ LIVES/ 1939-1945

Maintenance History: 2004: SOME CONSERVATION WORK CARRIED OUT. INSCRIPTION RE:CUT 2003: RESTORATION CARRIED OUT ON THE MEMORIAL. .