Cerne Abbas War Memorial

War memorial · First World War · Cerne Abbas, Dorset

Cerne Abbas War Memorial© Michael DibbCC BY-SA 2.0

Where

Cerne Abbas, Dorset

Inscription

... & IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS OF CERNE ABBAS. 1914-1918. "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE."

The names (14)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Charles Damen

    DAMEN CHARLES

    Dardanelles between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), Dardanelles, line 1, "DAMEN CHARLES"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58660/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  2. Charles Burt

    BURT CHARLES

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 2, "BURT CHARLES"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58661/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  3. Horace Collier

    COLLIER HORACE

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 3, "COLLIER HORACE"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58662/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  4. George Curtis

    CURTIS GEORGE

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 4, "CURTIS GEORGE"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58663/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  5. Hamilton Diment

    DIMENT HAMILTON

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 5, "DIMENT HAMILTON"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58664/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  6. Harold Hunt

    HUNT HAROLD

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 6, "HUNT HAROLD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58665/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  7. William Miller

    MILLER WILLIAM

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 7, "MILLER WILLIAM"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58666/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  8. Frank Paulley

    PAULLEY FRANK

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 8, "PAULLEY FRANK"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58667/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  9. Albert Way

    WAY ALBERT

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 9, "WAY ALBERT"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58668/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  10. Thomas Williment

    WILLIMENT THOMAS

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 10, "WILLIMENT THOMAS"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58669/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  11. Edward Young

    YOUNG EDWARD

    France between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), France, line 11, "YOUNG EDWARD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58670/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  12. Harry Derriman

    DERRIMAN HARRY

    Gallipoli between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), Gallipoli, line 12, "DERRIMAN HARRY"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58671/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  13. James Lake

    LAKE JAMES

    Home between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), Home, line 13, "LAKE JAMES"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58672/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  14. Reginald Vine

    VINE REGINALD

    Home between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, by the war's dates (not on the stone)

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    Cerne Abbas War Memorial (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom), Home, line 14, "VINE REGINALD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/58673/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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