Memorial

Cann

Cann War Memorial

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Current Location

At the junction of Old Lower Blandford Road and Salisbury Road, Cann, North Dorset, Dorset, SP7 8ER, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 86873 22629

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 48409
Description: Latin cross set on a tapering shaft with an engraved wreath at its base, a square plinth and base. The names are engraved on the faces of the plinth. On one side there is what is believed to be a duplicate of the Kington Magna Methodist Church War Memorial.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THE PARISH OF CANN WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ "GOD GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST." DEO SOLI GLORIA/ IN PROUD AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY. (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: Forename, surname, decorations, regiment.
Order of names: Surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1261269

There are a list of names on a tablet on the 12o'clock face of the plinth which probably come from the Methodist Church at Kington Magna but the reason they are on this memorial is unknown.

Further Information

WMO/76631 https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/76631 Information on possible original location and the Kington Magna Methodist Church Memorial.