BRANKSOME ST ALDHELM

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Reference WMO/76335

Address:

St Aldhelm's Church

St Aldhelm's Road

Branksome

Poole

BH13 6BT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Shrine
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Suez Emergency and Crisis (1951-1956)
About the memorial: An ornate shrine with painted name panels for WW1 and WW2, with a Suez casualty added to the right hand WW2 panel. As can be seen from the photographs they were taken during the Christmas Tree Festival which gives an unusual touch to them. The christmas trees either side of the memorial bear the names of the casualties on the white notes visible in the photographs. A photograph of the Suez casualty, Brian Stuart appears below the shriine, and one of a WW1 casualty, Harold Colborne, to the left with a large medal awarded to him.
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