Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Taunton Deane
- Town
- Bishops Lydeard
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24898
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Current location
ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Church Street
Bishops Lydeard
Taunton Deane
Somerset
ST 16791 29759
England
OS Grid Ref: TA4 3AT
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ EDWARD HOWARD SKINNER/ 2ND LIEUT 1ST DEVONSHIRE REGT/ WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ SEPT. 25TH 1916 AGED 29
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Skinner, Edward Howard
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 9", width 2FT
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Grade I
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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