Portland Combined War Memorial- Dorset
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Norfolk12
N 50° 33.348 W 002° 26.538
30U E 539505 N 5600578
An striking Obelisk of Portland Stone overlooking Chesil Beach on the Island of Portland. Dorset.
Waymark Code: WM8D4E
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/15/2010
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IN MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
1914- 1918
Names are listed on panels on all four sides
and around the lower half
OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
It was unveiled on 11th November 1926 in torrential rain by ex-Private Crispin who had lost three brothers in the war.
The memorial recorded the names of 223 Portlanders who had died in the Great War.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1926
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local Authority
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
Portland Heights
Portland, Dorset United Kingdom
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