Anna Welch (Secretary of the Southampton Museums Archaeology Society and Southampton Archaeology Unit, UK)

Chris Daniell (Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, UK)

The term 'short memorial inscription' is used for an short inscription
commemorating a person or event. These inscriptions are frequently
found on plaques on park benches, but also in a wide variety of other
locations. This paper will describe short memorial inscriptions for
individuals or groups, and explore the ways they are used, their
location (and where they are not used), the information contained within
them, and what they represent, especially in terms of the memory of the
dead or events within the community.

Laura McAtackney, Oxford University

Gareth Beale (University of Southampton; gcb205@soton.ac.uk) and Leif Isaksen (University of Southampton; leifuss@googlemail.com)

Duncan H. Brown (Southampton City Council; duncan.brown@southampton.gov.uk)and Andy Russel (Southampton City Council; andy.russel@southampton.gov.uk)