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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Taunton Deane
Town
Sampford Arundel
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25133

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Current location

Memorial located to the right of the south door below a window
Holy Cross Church
Gorlegg
Sampford Arundel
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA21 9QT
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 10755 18896
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW DECORATED AS BELOW, WITH TWO DEDICATORY PLAQUES MOUNTED ONTO A STONE BACKBOARD FIXED BELOW IT. LIGHTS DEPICT ST GEORGE AND ST OSWALD
Inscription
left-hand plaque, top: TO THE GLORY OF GOD left-hand plaque: IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK/ HAROLD LEWIS MORGAN CAPTAIN/ AND ADJUTANT 17TH BRIGADE/ RFA KILLED IN ACTION ON THE/ GALLIPOLI PENINSULA BEFORE/ ACHI BABA ON 2ND MAY 1915/ AGED 27 YEARS right-hand plaque: WALTER BASSET MORGAN/ 2ND LIEUT SOUTH LANCASHIRE/ REGT 6TH BATT KILLED IN/ ACTION ON THE GALLIPOLI/ PENINSULA UNDER CHUNUK/ BAIR ON 10TH AUGUST 1915/ AGED 22 YEARS left-hand plaque, base: ELDEST AND YOUNGEST SONS OF CAPTAIN L H G MORGAN/ WEST SOMERSET YEOMANRY GRANDSONS OF THE LATE/ REVEREND LEWIS MORGAN OF WOOLCOMBE IN THIS PARISH/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY THE THREE SISTERS AND/ ONLY SURVIVING BROTHER OF THE ABOVE OFFICERS MAR 1916 right-hand plaque: TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEWIS MORGAN, FLIGHT/ LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY KILLED WHILE FLYING ON DUTY/ AT CHINGFORD ESSEX ON 4TH MAY 1917 AGED 24/ YEARS, ONLY SURVIVING BROTHER OF FREDERICK AND WALTER MORGAN TO WHOM THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED/. DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ LAID TO REST ON EAST END OF THIS CHURCHYARD (there may be some minor anomalies in the above wording)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Morgan, Frederick Harold Lewis
Morgan, Walter Bassett
Sweet, L H
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, date died, regiment, place of death, forenames, surname, place of burial, manner of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference

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