Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Mendip
- Town
- Rodney Stoke
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24650
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Current location
The memorial is placed inside the church on the south wall.
St Leonard's Church
Stoke Street
Rodney Stoke
Mendip
Somerset
BS27 3UN
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 48227 49852
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted inscribed oak board.
- Inscription
- In loving memory of / ERNEST JONATHAN PEARCE / of H.M.S. Glorious, sunk by / the Germans, June 9th., 1940. / OUR FIRST WAR LOSS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Pearce, Earnest Jonathan
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, place of death, manner of death, date of death, additional
Order of information: Forenames, surname, place of death, manner of death, date of death, additional
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 270mm, width 400mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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
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