Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mendip
Town
Pilton
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24642

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Shop Lane
Pilton
Mendip
Somerset
BA4 4BE
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 5886740810
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
MARBLE TABLET
Inscription
NEAR THIS PLACE REST/ THE MORTAL REMAINS/ OF MAJOR THOMAS CLERK/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ JANUARY 3RD 1817,/ AGED 55/ LEAVING AN AFFLICATED WIDOW/ AND ELEVEN CHILDREN TO DEPLORE/ THEIR IRREPRABLE LOSS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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