Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Taunton Deane
Town
Taunton
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 6th October 1925
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Taunton
  • Rededicated
    Date: 28th May 1950
    Attended by: MAJOR GENERAL R EVANS C.B., M.C., D.L., J.P.
  • Opened
    Date: 6th October 1925
    Attended by: RT. HON. LORD EUSTACE PERCY M.P.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25140

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Current location

WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING
TAUNTON SCHOOL
Staplegrove Rd
Taunton
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA2 6AD
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 21854 25844
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
War memorial Building with dedicatory tablet to both First and Second World Wars. First World War name tablets inset into wall and Second World War name plaques mounted on walls. DEDICATORY TABLET - INSCRIPTON ON WALL IN INCISED BLUE LETTERING. DECORATIVE BORDER ABOVE INSCRIPTION TABLET IN GILT WITH SCHOOL CREST. DECORATIVE TILES IN GILT WITH NATIONAL FLOWERS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND IRELAND AT FOUR CORNERS OF INSCRIPTION. FWW TABLETS - RECTAGULAR STONE TABLETS WITH INCISED BLACK LETTERING. SWW PLAQUES - BRONZE, WITH RAISED LETTERING.
Inscription
THANKS BE TO GOD/ FOR THE OLD BOYS/ OF TAUNTON SCHOOL/ WHO WERE FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945/ (FWW NAMES ON FOUR STONE TABLETS ON WALLS.)/ (SWW NAMES ON BRONZE TABLETS AROUND WALLS).
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Akerman, Francis H Le Grise
Ballard, Albert Leonard
Barnes, Frederick Francis
Beale, Alfred A Whitbourn
Beaumont, Eric Paton
Bell, William Arundell
Bion, Rupert Euston
Bird, Raymond
Bishop, Gerald Clement William
Bishop, John Edmund
See details for all 165 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 158
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 158
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 168
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 168
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Hall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height 1330MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 2020MM, width 690MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £10,873

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,other
Details: 850 persons contributed to the fund
Reference

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