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Title
Wessex Division War Memorial
Date
1949
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 288 x W 354 x D (?) cm
Accession number
BA12_SD_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by Mere Parish Council
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Mere Parish Council
Custodian
Mere Parish Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st May 1949
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque on south side: TO THE MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF / THE 43RD WESSEX DIVISION / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR / THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM / 1939–1945 / THIS MEMORIAL / IS A REPLICA / OF THAT ERECTED / ON HILL 112 NEAR CAEN / THE SITE OF THE FIRST / MAJOR BATTLE / IN WHICH THE DIVISION / TOOK PART / JULY 10TH TO JULY 24TH 1944