Memorial

Pennington

Mark Newton 27 June 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 27 June 2016

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Current Location

in Graveyard, St. Mark's Church, Ramley Road, Pennington, New Forest, Hampshire, SO41 8HF, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 30941 95116

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 48942
Description: Celtic Cornish stone cross on two level plinths and two-step base. Inverted sword carved on front face of cross. Commemoration for WW1 on front of small plinth in black lettering with two columns of names on lower large plinth. At back of memorial, commemoration for WW2 on small plinth, names in two columns on large plinth; lettering in black.
Inscription: FRONT: THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY/ PARISHIONERS OF PENNINGTON/ IN THANKFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED/ NAMES. REAR: IN THANKFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939-1945 WAR/ NAMES.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 27
Died: 27
Information shown: Initials, surname, year died.
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: Initials, surname
Order of names: surname

History

Costs: £310
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2003: Memorial refurbished; chemically cleaned and five missing letters replaced. Other 815 letters were repainted black. Cos £1421.

Ceremonies

Dedicated

17th November 1921

Bishop Suffragan of Southampton

Conservation

Custodian: Lymington & Pennington Town Council

Components

Cross: Height: c 4572 mm

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