Memorial

Bere Regis

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 24 February 2016

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Current Location

St John the Baptist Churchyard, Church Lane, Bere Regis, Purbeck, Dorset, BH20 7LY, England

OS Grid Reference

SY 84761 94782

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 926
Description: Three-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth followed by a square-footed, chamfer-edged, tapering shaft and integrated closed wheel cross. An additional landscape oriented, sloping stone tablet for WW2 names is set on the 6 o'clock front steps. Inscriptions and names on plinth faces and WW2 tablet are incised and infilled with black paint.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914-1919 / (4 NAMES) // 9 o'clock plinth face: (9 NAMES) // 12 o'clock plinth face: (9 NAMES) // 3 o'clock plinth face: (6 NAMES) // 6 o' clock sloping tablet: 1939-1945 / (4 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 28
Died: 28
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname, regiment or unit or ship
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname with one exception

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname, regiment or unit
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 4267mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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