Bere Regis War Memorial

BERE REGIS

101/0/10007 Bere Regis War Memorial 25-JUN-08

GV II War memorial, early C20.

MATERIALS: Stone.

DESCRIPTION: A simple cross head and tapering chamfered shaft, probably of Portland stone, set upon a square plinth. It stands on a base of three steps. The inscription on the plinth runs around the four sides and reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914-19 (surname and regiment)'. Those who lost their lives in the Second World War are commemorated on a separate stone fixed to the steps on the north side of the memorial. It is inscribed:1939-1945 / (surname and regiment)'.

HISTORY: This war memorial was erected to commemorate those who died during the Great War. A separate inscription stone was added later for those men who died in the Second World War.

REASON FOR DESIGNATION DECISION The war memorial in Bere Regis is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is a modest but eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community. * It has group value with the adjoining church, which is listed at Grade I.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 December 2016.