Memorial

Buckland Newton

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Current Location

Hol;y Rood Church, Buckland Newton, West Dorset, Dorset, DT2 7BU, England

ST 68767 05267

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 1105
Description: Celtic cross with a shaft set on a tapering plinth. A carved sword is on the front face on the shaft and the names in black on the front face of the plinth.
Inscription: THIS CROSS HAS BEEN ERECTED/BY THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKLAND NEWTON/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 /[15 names in 2 columns] Rear Face-1939-1945/[names]/1914-1918/[name]

Cross

Height: 1950MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good