Memorial details

Memorial type
Hospital / Clinic
District
Sedgemoor
Town
Burnham On Sea
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 04th October 1922
    Attended by: MARQUIS OF BATH
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30328

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Current location

6
War Memorial Hospital
Love Lane
Burnham On Sea
Sedgemoor
Somerset
TA8 1ED
England

OS Grid Ref: ST30711 49314
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE OF REMEMBRANCE WITH TWO PLAQUES. SEPARATE TABLET ON WALL OF HOSPITAL
Inscription
[STONE TABLET ON FRONT OF HOSPITAL] 1914 WAR/ MEMORIAL/HOSPITAL/1918 [ROADSIDE GARDEN] THIS HOSPITAL IS ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/BURNHAM ON SEA/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918 [SEPARATE PLAQUE] 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: By surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 79
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 79
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: By surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 940MM, width 770MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 1300MM, width 1020MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £3000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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