Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial
Wessex Division War Memorial

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A stone cenotaph with a memorial plaque on one side. It stands on a paved base which is surrounded by a stone pillar and chain link fence. On a copper plaque, above the dedication, is the Badge of the Wessex division.
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

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Located at

Castle Hill, Mere

BA12 6JX

On top of Castle Hill, reached by footpath from Castle Street, Mere.