The war memorial cross of 1921 is constructed of stone and is sited at the church of St. John the Evangelist, Bathwell Lane, Milborne Port.
The memorial is a freestanding cross with a tapering hexagonal shaft and elaborately carved lantern or tabernacle head with a calvary. It surmounts a square moulded plinth and octagonal step. The step stands on an octagonal capped platform. The front face of the plinth has a carved wreath in relief, and inside is inscribed: TO/ THE MEN OF/ MILBORNE PORT/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. The step below is inscribed: 1939- 1945. The other faces of the plinth and step are inscribed with the names of the fallen.
The memorial is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Roll of Honour 1914 -1918
Sergt Edward Abbott
Pte Reginald Barter
Air Mec Thomas Bliss
Sergt Albert Brooks
Pte William Crocker
Pte Herbert Downton
Sergt John Dungey
Pte Arthur Durrant
Lieut Geo Bewsey Dyke
Lieut Richard Empson
Lce Cpl Alfred Ford
Pte Theodore Fudge
Lce Cpl Edward Ham
Pte Joseph Hewlett
Gnr William Merritt
Pte Ernest Moorse
Pte Arthur Parsons
Pte Arthur Parsons
Pte John Plowright
Pte Ernest Read
Gnr Ptolemy Roskilly
Cpl William Smith
Pte Henry James Tabor
Sergt Frank Talbot
Pte Sidney Weare
Pte George White
Roll of Honour 1939 – 1945
Norman E Crabb
Ernest R Gane
Arthur J Gosney
Ronald L Greenstock
Richard Griffin MM
Stuart P Hallett
Herbert G Hinks
Bertram T Hyde
Ronald Locke
James McCann
Frederick W Martin
John A Mitchell
Tom C Newman
Arthur Scammell
Albert Stocks
Ernest A Tomkins
Reuben T Turner
Clifford Woodhouse
John Woolacott
(Note these are the names on the memorial, not a comprehensive list of the fallen from Milborne Port)
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A comprehensive account of the names listed is featured in two booklets written by Naomi Thorp, priced at £3.00 + postage. Other victims of the First World war are featured in the booklet Remembering Milborne Port During the Great War written by Lesley Wray, priced at £5.00 + postage. Booklets are published by the Milborne Port History & Heritage Group and can be obtained by contacting the Secretary.