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Dorchester in Dorset, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Dorchester World War II Monument

 
 
Dorchester World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 3, 2018
1. Dorchester World War II Monument
Inscription.
World War II 1939-1945
This Stone is to Commemorate
All Those Allied Service Men and Women
Who Served Here in Dorchester
And in the County of Dorsetshire
And to All Those Who Fought
All Over the World
On Land Sea and in the Air
Never to Forget Those Who Gave
Their Today For Our Tomorrow
We Will Remember Them
5th June 1999

 
Erected 1999.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 50° 42.88′ N, 2° 26.603′ W. Monument is in Dorchester, England, in Dorset. It is at the intersection of Bridport Road (England Route B3150) and Poundbury Road, on the right when traveling west on Bridport Road. Located in front of The Keep Military Museum. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Dorchester, England DT1 1RN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in South West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hardy's Dorchester (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tolpuddle Martyrs (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Church World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Benjamin Ferrey Architect (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Roman Walls (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Trafalgar Way (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Town Pump (approx. half a kilometer away); St Peter’s Parish World War I Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dorchester.
 
Also see . . .  The Keep Military Museum. (Submitted on September 22, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Dorchester World War II Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 3, 2018
2. Dorchester World War II Monument
The Keep Military Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 3, 2018
3. The Keep Military Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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