Memorial
Wool
Mark Newton 24 February 2016
Source: Copyright Mark Newton 24 February 2016
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Current Location
The Church of the Holy Rood, Church Lane, Wool, Purbeck, Dorset, BH20 6DD, England
OS Grid Reference
SY 84754 86457
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 929
- Description
- Enscribed, stone, latin cross on encribed, tapered plinth and two-stepped base.
- Inscription
- (Cross): 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ (Plinth): IN/ GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./ (Step): SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 11
- Died
- 11
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 10
- Died
- 10
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname THEN forename
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Plinth
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Steps
Made from: Stone
Condition: Poor