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Title
War Memorial
Date
1921
Medium
Portland stone
Accession number
SN10_RD_S027
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Potterne Parish Council
Custodian
Potterne Parish Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
June 1921
Listing date
16/05/17
Access
at all times
Inscription description
around circular head of plinth: SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN; front face of base; TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOUR OF / POTTERNE MEN WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919; (the names of the fallen are recorded on other faces of the plinth); bronze plaque on upper step of base: ALSO OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (names)