Memorial
Chickerell - WW1 and WW2
Current Location
St Mary's Church, North Square, Chickerell, West Dorset, Dorset, DT3 4DX, England
OS Grid Reference
SY 64391 80692
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 1096
- Description
- Cross standing on a block and two stepped plinth. The names for WW1 are carved on shields on each side of the block, and those for WW2 on the plinth.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AS A THANK OFFERING FOR PEACE AFTER THE GREAT WAR AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES A SACRIFICE TO FREEDOM AND JUSTICE THE PARISHIONERS OF CHICKERILL ERECTED THIS MONUMNET NOV 2 1919. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ST JOHN XV [NAMES] / ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE INSCRIBED / [NAMES]
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 18
- Died
- 18
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, regiment.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 24
- Died
- 24
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, regiment.
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good