Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Somerset
Town
Langport
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25033

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Current location

SOUTH WALL OF THE CHANCEL
All Saints Church
The Hill
Langport
South Somerset
Somerset
TA10 9QF
England

OS Grid Ref: ST4220726740
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass plaque.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM JOHN HILL/ OF EASTDON, LANGPORT, ONLY SON OF THE/ CAPTN. WILLIAM HILL, R.N. OF/ WOODHOUSE, HENNOCK, DEVON, FOR 36 YEARS/ SOLICITOR & INHABITANT OF THIS TOWN,/ ALSO MAJOR AND HONY. LIEUT. COLONEL/ 2ND VOLUNTEER BATTALION/ (PRINCE ALBERT'S) SOMERSETSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY,/ WJO DIED FEBRUARY 28TH 1887,/ AGED 66 YEARS/ ALSO OF ANN BICKNELL HIS WIFE/ WHO DIED AT EASTDON, MAY 3RD 1874/ IN HER 37TH YEAR,/ AND OF THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER SOPHIA ROSALIE,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM CLAXTON PEPPE/ OF BIRDPORE, GORAKHPUR, N.W.P. INDIA/ WHO DIED THE 25TH MAY 1887,/ IN HER 24TH YEAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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