Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Font or font cover
- District
- Sedgemoor
- Town
- Wedmore
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24872
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Current location
To right of chancel
Church of St Mary
Wedmore
Sedgemoor
Somerset
BS28 4AA
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 43466 47931
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A font cover, described as wooden sculpture set off by four figures, one at each side. Front figure is of an RFC officer in flying gear saluting. Other figures include the Madonna and child, a Roman gladiator carrying a cross and Saint George slaying the Dragon. A number of RFC badges are carved into the wooden base.
- Inscription
- THIS FONT COVER WAS PRESENTED BY HIS PARENTS/TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/VICTOR CHARLES EDELSTEN BRACEY/2ND LIEUT. ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ACCIDENTALLY KILLED WHILE FLYING ON DUTY/SEPT.22, 1917/AGED 19. Inside lid: 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA' (and further biographical detail of 2nd Lt Bracey)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bracey, Victor Charles Edelsten
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: height 820MM, width 870MM
Materials: Wood
- Memorial
- 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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