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Coombe Bissett
Town or City: Coombe Bissett
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM7827
Value of grant: £
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 23890
Coombe Bissett war memorial is located at St Michael and All Angels Church and is formed of a four-stepped base, plinth, tapering shaft and Latin cross. The inscriptions are painted on the plinth and steps and commemorate the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. The memorial is in a conservation area.
In 2014, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,000 towards the conservation and repair of the memorial. Works included cleaning the memorial using natural bristle brushes and low pressure water, careful removal of loose mortar and re-pointing open joints with a lime based mortar, repair of the eroded area of the shaft and re-painting the lettering using oil based paint.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
"In grateful memory of the men of
Coombe Bissett and Homington
who died in the service of their
king and country
in the Great War 1914-1919
(names)
1939-1945
(names)
Their name liveth for evermore"
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7827
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 23890
War Memorials Online: 100235
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
