Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Mendip
- Town
- Mells
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1390
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Current location
In the tower
St Andrew's Church
Mells
Mendip
Somerset
BA11 3PW
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 72783 49283
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Dedicatory inscription carved into the wall of the church.
- Inscription
- IN PIAM MEMORIAM RAYMONDI ASQUITH/ COLL WINTONIENSIS ET BALLIOLENSIS/SCHOLARIS/ COLL OMNIUM ANIMARUM CO SOCII/ QUI IN FORD ET REPUBLICA/ AD OMNIA INGENII VIRTUTISQUE PRAEMUIA/ SPE ET VOTIS AEQUALIUM DESTINATUS/ MEDIO INFLORE AETATIS/ ARMIS PRO PATRIA SUMPTIS FORTITER/ PUGNANS COCIDIIT/ DEFUNCTUM TERRA TENET LONGINQUA/ ET AMICA/ DESIDERO IN EXPLETO PROSEQUITUR SIU/ N. VI NON MDCCCLXXVIII OB XV SEPT MCMXVI
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Asquith, Raymond
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, date of birth, date of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Lettering
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Lettering
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- More information- thereturned.co.uk/crosses/mells-somerset/
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