Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
South Somerset
Town
South Brewham
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1347

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Charcroft Hill
South Brewham
South Somerset
Somerset
BA10 0LE
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 72005 36103
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white square obelisk on a plinth with a two-stepped base. On the front face of the obelisk a wreath is carved in relief with an unfurled flag beneath. The dedication is written on all four faces of the plinth in black lettering.
Inscription
Face 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 Face 2: (Names) / 1939-1945 / (Names) Face 3: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS / ST JOHN XV.13
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bobbett, E
Coles, F
Edwards, E
Fowler, H
Holmes, F
Jefferies, A
Jordan, V
Keevil, J
Keevil, R
Light, P
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • Brewham War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1990: cracked name panel on the second face. quote obtained of 163 but the necessary quote for repairing it was 750 2013: an award of £837 was offered through the War Memorial Trust Small Grants Scheme towards cleaning Brewham war memorial before works and repairing the memorial. The memorial was cleaned using low pressure steam cleaning. Previous resin repairs to a crack on the face of the memorial were removed and replaced with a lime mortar. Surface repairs on the plinth were undertaken using a lime mortar and the loose lead letters were secured.
Costs

Comments: The burial ground on which the memorial stands was conveyed to Brewham parish council in 1946, having been purchased in 1906 by public subscription and vested in six interdenominational trustees.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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