Memorial

Lower Blandford St Mary WW1 and WW2

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 25 February 2016

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Current Location

SE of the church In the church's graveyard extension (across other side of Church Lane)., St Marys Church, Church Lane, Lower Blandford St Mary, North Dorset, Dorset, DT11 9ND, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 89218 05230

Denomination

Church of England

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 55293
Description: Large, embellished Celtic cross set upon a plinth on top of a base.
Inscription: FRONT: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PERPETUAL/ MEMORY OF THESE BRAVE/ MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ RIGHT AND LIBERTY/ 1914 † 1918./ (NAMES) RIGHT SIDE: 1939 - 1945 (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 22
Died: 22
Information shown: year died, initials, surname
Order of names: year died, surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Memorial

Height: 3150mm

Width: 1200mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown