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Location
Formerly in Whitecroft Hospital, Sandy Lane, Whitecroft nr Newport, Isle of Wight. (2013) Reinstated at the site, now named Gatcombe Manor. IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40869 Description Stone plaque. The plaque was in the entrance lobby of the Hospital, which was the former County Asylum. Following redevelopment of the Hospital site for housing, the plaque was moved to the Sevenacres ward at St Mary's Hospital, Newport. A new brick plinth for the Memorial was created for the Memorial in 2013, and the refurbished Memorial was unveiled at the former Whitecroft site, a residential development now named Gatcombe Manor, in November 2013. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev Marcus Bagg, with representatives of the developer, Mildren Homes Ltd, and the Royal British Legion, in attendance. |
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Memorial
The plaque as originally mounted in Whitecroft Hospital 
The plaque in 2016 |
Inscription
"LEST WE FORGET" ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS HOSPITAL WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 ----- names as given below ----- Further Information
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Page updated : 18 September 2016 (added photo of plaque at Gatcombe Manor)