Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Somerset
Town
East Coker
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24939

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Current location

St Michael & All Angels' Church
East Coker
South Somerset
Somerset
BA22 9JW
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 53802 12267
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH INCISED LETTERING (40x70 cms) REGIMENTAL BADGE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN BELOVED MEMORY OF RALPH SQUIBB, R. SUSSEX RGT, WHO DIED AT ALEXANDRIA JAN 7 1918 FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN PALESTINE NOV 6 1917 AGED 39 YEARS. "SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE, INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVER MORE SHALL FADE." ERECTED BY HIS BORTHERS AND SISTERS (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Squibb, Ralph
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 4000MM, width 7000MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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