Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
West Somerset
Town
Brompton Regis
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24412

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Haddon View
Brompton Regis
West Somerset
Somerset
TA22 9NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 9513731485
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN LATIN CROSS WITH OCTAGONAL SHAFT, AND SMALL SQUARE TWO STEPPED BASE
Inscription
IN PROUD AND THANKFUL MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ THESE DIED IN WAR, THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST, SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE/ NOT FOR THEMSELVES, FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM, RIGHT/ THEY FOUGHT, AND BID US FORWARD TO THE FIGHT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 10FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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