Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Taunton Deane
- Town
- Hatch Beauchamp
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24968
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Current location
Roadside near the village hall
Village Street
Hatch Beauchamp
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA3 6NQ
England
OS Grid Ref: st3014820459
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wheel cross with octagonal shaft, square plinth and three stepped base. Stands in small gravelled enclosure with railings.
- Inscription
- THIS CROSS IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ MEN OF HATCH BEAUCHAMP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE: THEIR NAME WILL LIVE FOR EVERMORE/ ALL SAFELY HOME 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, Tom
Haycraft, Edward
Hodge, Archibald
Keates, Bertie W
Mccall, Frederick
Merson, William
Radcliffe, Samuel
Suffy, Percy
Symes, Percy
Charles
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 3000mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- Cross
- Listing information
- Hatch Beauchamp 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
- Condition
- All Saints Church, Allesley, Coventry
- WMO ID: 195874
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-09-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2012: Refurbishment works under consideration.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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