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War Memorial, Compton Bassett

Description: War Memorial

Grade: II
Date Listed: 12 November 2002
English Heritage Building ID: 489844

OS Grid Coordinates: 403326, 171790
Latitude/Longitude: 51.4451, -1.9535

Location: Compton Bassett, Wiltshire SN11 8XY

Locality: Compton Bassett
Local Authority: Wiltshire
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Postcode: SN11 8XY

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Listing Text

COMPTON BASSETT

1385/0/10012 War Memorial
12-NOV-02

II



Second World War memorial. Erected 1950. Portland stone. Plain octagonal base with pedestal surmounted by tall Latin cross with a sword or cross carved on the front. Inscribed on the pedestal are the names of servicemen killed in the First and Second World Wars and a verse attributed to Capt. Fielding Johnson, one of the principal benefactors, who lost his only son and step-son in the Second World War.
This is an uncommon example of a Second World War memorial.

Source: English Heritage

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence: PSI Click-use licence number C2008002006.



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