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West Dean
Town or City: West Dean
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM894
Value of grant: £150.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 17255
West Dean war memorial is stands in St Mary's Churchyard. The Cornish granite cross carries an inscription and the names of the fallen from the First World War. In front of the cross is a tablet carrying details of those commemorated from World War II.
In 2003, War Memorials Trust awarded £150 towards repairs, cleaning and re-lettering of the war memmorial.
The World War II tablet was added in November 1991.
The inscription on the base of the cross reads:
"In memory of
the heroes of this village
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
Lt. Herman Theodore Wells, A.S.C.
Pte. Alfred Edney Street, 1st Devons
Pte. Harold Percy Kennett, Sig.R.E.
Pte. William John Bishop, 1st Hants.
Greater love hath no man than this
that a man lay down his life for his friends"
The inscription on the additional tablet reads:
"Also of those who gave their
lives in the Second World War
1939-1945
Pte. Henry John Clifford, Glos. Regt.
Sapper Cyril Donald Hannabuss, R.E.
Marine Gordon Hows, H.M.S. Hood
Sgt. Pilot Ronald Bertram McPherson, R.A.F.V.R.
L.S.A. Ronald John Pearce, H.M.S. Hood"
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM894
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 17255
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
