Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mendip
Town
Baltonsborough
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS W H SNELL & SONS (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1922
    Attended by: BRIGADIER GENERAL H C FRITH CB
  • Rededicated
    Date: 6th November 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6th November 1949
    Attended by: LT COL J A GARTON MC
  • Dedicated
    Date: August 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24379

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Current location

VILLAGE CENTRE
SMALL GARDEN
Baltonsborough
Mendip
Somerset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 520 340
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY TWO STEPS, SQUARE PLINTH AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH
Inscription
SIDE ONE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BALTONSBOROUGH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES) SIDE TWO: (WW2 NAMES) FLOWER HOLDERS: REQUIESCANT IN PACE/ (NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Doulting
Listing information
  • Baltonsborough War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
WW2: ORIGINAL CHAINS AROUND MEMORIAL WERE REMOVED 1960: CHAINS REPLACED 1989: CROSS WAS CLEANED 1996: CROSS WAS CLEANED
Costs

Memorial: £111. 7s

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Annual Parish Meeting on 13th March 1922: The Parish Council agreed to take responsibility for the care of the memorial once completed.
Reference
  • Published:Royal British Legion
  • Central Somerset Gazette 18th August 1922

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