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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Huntingdon
Town
Somersham
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1922
    Attended by: Bishop of Ely
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
363

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Church Street
Somersham
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3EG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 36015 77860
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
3 slender early english lancets Central figure of christ with warriors of the new dispensation (St George, St Alban and St Martin) on one side and of the old dispensation (King David, Gideon and Joshua) on the other. also archangels St. Micheal and St. Gabriel
Inscription
THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. R.I.P./ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Edward
Baker, George
Baker, John T
Barlow, Percy
Bedford, George Herbert
Brooks, Edward
Brown, Edgar Ernest
Burgess, Albert Henry
Chapman, Alfred
Chapman, Edward
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 44
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 44
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname,forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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