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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- South Somerset
- Town
- Weston Bampfylde
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25101
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Current location
Holy Cross Church
Rectory Lane
Weston Bampfylde
South Somerset
Somerset
BA22 7HT
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 61045 24947
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A wooden battlefield marker with a diamond shaped head and a metal plaque in the centre. The dedication is written in incised black lettering.
- Inscription
- IN/ AFFECTIONATE/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ SAPPER/ CHARLES ERIC BLANDFORD/ 313266 R.E..K SEC. 5TH FIELD SURVEY BATT./ KILLED IN ACTION/ 20TH JULY/ 1918.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blandford, Charles Eric
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, year of death, place of death, manner of death, additional.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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
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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