Sixpenny Handley War Memorial
Sixpenny Handley War Memorial was erected in 1920. It was built by voluntary labour of Ham Hill stone. The cost was paid for by the village. Subscriptions were collected from the villagers including most of those families who had lost someone. There was also a collection in the school. The total cost was £240.
On 6 January at a meeting of the Parish Council it was suggested that a public meeting was called 'to consider the question of a memorial to those men of the parish who have fallen in the Great War'. The public meeting was held on 20 January 1919 at 7pm in the Council School. A committee was set up chaired by Lieut Col H A Cartwright. Other members were Mrs Cartwright, Miss E Adams, Rev E E Hasluck, Messrs F Adams, E Crocker, C Day, J Jesse and F White.
C H Green of Blandford was chosen to construct the memorial. This company had also carried out works to construct a lodge at Kingston Lacy and works at Ashmore. In the War Memorial Accounts held at Dorset History Centre there is also an invoice from N F Everett, Traction Engine and Threshing Contractor, for hauling the Handley Memorial Stone at a cost of £4. The site in front of the church was approved by Mr Pitt-Rivers in July 1919.
The cross of Ham Hill stone is nine feet high on a hexagonal base two feet six inches high with three tier steps 11 feet high. The total height is 14 feet. There is an inscription on one of the panels 'To the Glory of God, and in memory of 23 men who gave their lives for their King and country in the Great War, 1914-1919'. The other panels include the names of the 23 men.
The memorial was dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury and unveiled by Capt George H Pitt-Rivers on Thursday 5 February 1920. The order of service was: Psalm 23, lesson read by M F White from Wisdom chapter 3 verses 1-9, hymns 'Now the Labourer’s Task is Over', 'Jerusalem the Golden' and 'O Valiant Hearts'.
After the unveiling there was a silence and then an address by the Bishop of Salisbury, and the service concluded with the Last Post, the National Anthem and Reveille. The congregation included 70 ex-army and navy men as well as the relatives of those who had been lost.
In March 1920 a committee of ladies was asked to take charge of the memorial as regards general tidiness and order. The ladies chosen were Mrs Cartwright, Miss White and Miss E Adams.
Jan Marsh
Sources
Western Gazette 13 Feb 1920
War Memorial Accounts (held at Dorset History Centre) and Dorset History Centre catalogue
Sixpenny Handley Parish Council Minutes
On 6 January at a meeting of the Parish Council it was suggested that a public meeting was called 'to consider the question of a memorial to those men of the parish who have fallen in the Great War'. The public meeting was held on 20 January 1919 at 7pm in the Council School. A committee was set up chaired by Lieut Col H A Cartwright. Other members were Mrs Cartwright, Miss E Adams, Rev E E Hasluck, Messrs F Adams, E Crocker, C Day, J Jesse and F White.
C H Green of Blandford was chosen to construct the memorial. This company had also carried out works to construct a lodge at Kingston Lacy and works at Ashmore. In the War Memorial Accounts held at Dorset History Centre there is also an invoice from N F Everett, Traction Engine and Threshing Contractor, for hauling the Handley Memorial Stone at a cost of £4. The site in front of the church was approved by Mr Pitt-Rivers in July 1919.
The cross of Ham Hill stone is nine feet high on a hexagonal base two feet six inches high with three tier steps 11 feet high. The total height is 14 feet. There is an inscription on one of the panels 'To the Glory of God, and in memory of 23 men who gave their lives for their King and country in the Great War, 1914-1919'. The other panels include the names of the 23 men.
The memorial was dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury and unveiled by Capt George H Pitt-Rivers on Thursday 5 February 1920. The order of service was: Psalm 23, lesson read by M F White from Wisdom chapter 3 verses 1-9, hymns 'Now the Labourer’s Task is Over', 'Jerusalem the Golden' and 'O Valiant Hearts'.
After the unveiling there was a silence and then an address by the Bishop of Salisbury, and the service concluded with the Last Post, the National Anthem and Reveille. The congregation included 70 ex-army and navy men as well as the relatives of those who had been lost.
In March 1920 a committee of ladies was asked to take charge of the memorial as regards general tidiness and order. The ladies chosen were Mrs Cartwright, Miss White and Miss E Adams.
Jan Marsh
Sources
Western Gazette 13 Feb 1920
War Memorial Accounts (held at Dorset History Centre) and Dorset History Centre catalogue
Sixpenny Handley Parish Council Minutes
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