Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Sedgemoor
Town
Catcott
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24722

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Current location

On Village Green
Catcott War Memorial
Brook Lane/Manor Road
Catcott
Sedgemoor
Somerset
TA7 9JA
England

OS Grid Ref: ST39443 39254
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
DESCRIBED AS "OCTAGONAL SHAFT RISING FROM SQUARE PLINTH ON TWO SQUARE STEPS". TWO SMALL CARVED FIGURES IN NICHES ABOVE CAPITAL OF COLUMN, ONE SOLDIER ONE, BOTH HOLDING REVERSED ARMS.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THE VILLAGE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bartlett, Arthur James
Bartlett, Ernest
Gardner, Oliver
Midgley, William Edwin
Montgomery, Andrew Granam
Norris, Arthur George
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: forename, initial, surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: rank, forename, surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: height C 4500MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Catcott 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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