Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Taunton Deane
Town
Staplegrove
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS PERCY SPRANKLIN (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 17/03/1920
    Attended by:
  • Presented
    Date: 1948
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68323

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Current location

St. John the Evangelist Church
Manor Road
Staplegrove
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA2 6EJ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 21207 26429
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two rectangular brass plaques fixed onto a nowy-headed oak backboard. Each plaque has inscriptions in black-filled Roman lettering: the inscription on the upper plaque (WW1) is headed by a red-filled Latin cross and is bordered by a black-filled line with convex corners enclosing red-filled patee crosses; the lower plaque (WW2) has similar bordering but with no crosses. The memorial is flanked on each side by candle sconces.
Inscription
Plate 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ OFFICERS & MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ THE LYCHGATE IN THE CHURCHYARD WAS/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS./ (Names...) Plate 2: AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names...)/ WHEN YOU GO HOME, TELL THEM OF US AND SAY,/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW, WE GAVE OUR TODAY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Berry, D L
Clifton, J K G
Edwards, J G
Findlay, C
Harris, C St J
Hill, F
Hill, H
Howe, F
Knapper, W
Knight, N J
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initial, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height 635mm, width 455mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 395mm, width 455mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 1150mm, width 520mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: WW1 plaque £25.00

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

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