SOUTHAMPTON
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2008
The
Southampton Cenotaph war memorial in Watt's Park/West Park was built
in 1919. The architect was Sir Edwin Lutyens. The Cenotaph is made of
Portland stone tapering to a platform on which is the recumbent effigy
of a dead soldier. To the west of it is a stone of remembrance and to
the east two short pillars surmounted by fir cones (symbols of eternity).
These are joined by a seat and a wall, on which is the inscription if
to be found. There are recessed panels on the north, south and west
access where the names of the fallen are inscribed. The east side has
a cross of sacrifice and the north and south faces have lions, on both
the east and west faces are the arms of Southampton. Sculptured wreaths
enclose emblems of the army, navy, merchant marine and air force. In
1999 the names of those who died in World War 2 were added to the memorial.
The original site for the memorial cost £10,000, the memorial
was dedicated by the Bishop of Winchester and unveiled by Major General
J E B Seely on 6th November 1920. An Adobe Acrobat file on the Southampton
Council web site gives the names of those
who died in World War 1.
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OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
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23 March, 2008
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