Combined War Memorial - East Stoke, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 40.999 W 002° 10.963
30U E 557737 N 5614928
This large memorial stands on the corner of the main A352 and the minor road leading into East Stoke.
Waymark Code: WMBF8F
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
Views: 2
The memorial is outside the perimeter wall of the former church of St Mary. The church is now a private residence and a garden lies amongst the cemetery. There is a level crossing nearby on the railway line between Wool and Wareham.
A wooden cross is situated in the centre of the memorial with wreaths. The unusual design is constructed by the Purbeck Stone and General Trading Company of Swanage. It was unveiled on 23rd April 1922 and was Grade II Listed on 13th October 2008.
The memorial inscriptions read:
'In grateful memory of the men of East Stoke who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. I thank my God upon ever remembrance of you.'
'R.N.
Richard Argue
Harry Reginald Eves
Frederick David Hannam
Norman Walter Alastair Hadow
Victor Edward Kellaway
Hugh Wathew Taggart'
'This commemorates those who gave their lives to save mankind in the World War 1939-1945'
'Remember before God our brave comrades who gave their lives for our country.
Walter Cobb
Richard Cobb
Ralph Twigden Butler
Armar Somerset Butler
Walter Dorey
William Wills
William Bishop
Ernest Brooks
Charles John Hardy
Charles Albert Thorpe'
'H.M.M.F.
William Albert Burt
Charles Jennings
Herbert John Newberry
Ernest Park
Edwin John Wellstead'
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/23/1922
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
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
East Stoke, Dorset United Kingdom
BH20
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