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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wansdyke
- Town
- Peasedown St John
- County
- Avon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 5 July 1953
Attended by: Brigadier Cazenove CBE DSO MVO - Dedicated
Date: 5 July 1953
Attended by: Rev H Thornes, Bishop of Taunton - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7531
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Current location
South wall
St John's Church
Church Road
Peasedown St John
Wansdyke
Avon
BA2 8AA
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 69911 57556
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular bronze plaque.
- Inscription
- AND OF THOSE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bampfylde, H W
Button, C
Ford, H
Garrett, F A
Miller, G E
Moore, A J
Rossiter, F
Stock, J
Vokes, E L
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c300mm, width 670mm
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Peasedown St John
- WMO ID: 250714
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 14-02-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- March 2018: Peasedown Parish Council is considering moving the memorial from St John's Church to Ashgrove Cemetery.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PCC
- Reference
- www.peasedownstjohnparishcouncil.gov.uk/Core/Peasedown-St-John-PC/UserFiles/Files/Minutes/Full Council/Draft Minutes Full Council Meeting 2018.03.20.pdf
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