Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Taunton Deane
- Town
- Trull
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25148
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Current location
All Saints Church
Church Road
Trull
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA3 7LA
England
OS Grid Ref: ST2163322191
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR TABLET ON RECTANGULAR BASE LEAF BORDER. INSCRIPTIONS SEPARATED BY INCISED LATIN CROSS. REGIMENTAL BADGES ABOVE EACH INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- TO THE EVER DEAR MEMORY OF/ (LEFT) THOMAS ELAND CLATWORTHY,/ ELDEST SON OF ELAND CLATWORTHY/ WHO JOINED THE/ TERRITORIAL FORCES IN SEPTEMBER 1914/ AND SEVERED IN THE RANKS WITH/ 1ST 5TH SOMERSETS AT AMBALA, TILL/ HE RECEIVED HIS MAJESTY'S COMMISSION/ IN THE INDIAN ARMY IN JULY 1915/ AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE/ BATTLE OF SHEIKH SAAD, MESOPOTAMIA/ JANUARY 6TH 1916. AGED 30 YEARS (RIGHT) HUGH ELAND CLATWORTHY,/ SECOND SON OF/ ELAND AND MARY CLATWORTHY/ GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF/ THE ABOVE WILLIAM BLAKE/ WHO JOINED THE COLOURS IN MAY 1917,/ CROSSED TO FRANCE ON EASTER DAY 1918,/ WAS TAKEN PRISONER ON MAY 27TH/ AND DIED IN/ DARMSTADT PRISONER OF WAR HOSPITAL/ OCT. 3RD 1918, AGED 19 YEARS "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Clatworthy, Hugh Eland
Clatworthy, Thomas Eland
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: depth 30MM, height 590MM, width 940MM
Materials: Marble - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Backboard
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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