Memorial

Glanvilles Wootton

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Current Location

Junction of B3146 and Stock Hill Lane, Glanvilles Wootton, North Dorset, Dorset, DT9 5QA, England

ST 67746 08242

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 941
Description: Stone obelisk set on block and three-stepped plinth. Shield and laurel wreath carved on south face of spire.
Inscription: THE GREAT WAR 1914-18. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN. /GAVE THEIR LIVES, [6 Names]/ SERVED OVERSEAS, [13 Names]/SERVED AT HOME, [5 NAMES] / 1939-1945 [2 Names]

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 24
Served: 18
Died: 6
Information shown: Rank, surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: the fallen by rank THEN surname FOLLOWED by the served by sphere of where served THEN rank THEN surname
Additional Information: the names of the served overseas are rather worn

Obelisk

Height: 3600MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor

Plinth

Height: 915mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor