Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Sedgemoor
- Town
- Theale
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24856
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Current location
Christ Church
Wells Road
Theale
Sedgemoor
Somerset
BA5 1PN
England
OS Grid Ref: ST46780 46068
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TAPERING OCTAGONAL STONE COLUMN SURMOUNTED BY FOUR-HEADED SCALLOPED STONE CARVING. COLUMN STANDS ON SQUARE STONE PLINTH. PLINTH BEARS INSCRIPTION AND SURMOUNTS TWO-STEPPED STONE BASE. LAUREL WREATH ABOVE INSCRIPTION.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THEALE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bethel, C
Capel, E
Champeney, C
Champenry, L T
Dean, T
Harris, C D
Harris, C F
Higgs, A S
Higgs, W
Leigh, G
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 17
Exact count: no
Information shown: regiment
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Theale 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
- Condition
- Theale
- WMO ID: 267433
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 23-10-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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