Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Somerset
Town
Ilminster
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24997

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
Ilminster
South Somerset
Somerset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 360 146
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FOUR-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY SHAFT AND CALVARY CROSS WITH GABLED CANOPY.
Inscription
TO THE BRAVE MEN OF ILMINSTER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
  • 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
History
April 2005; Applied for a grant funded by The Wolfson Foundation and English Heritage
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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