Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sedgemoor
Town
Weston Zoyland
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30378

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

25
Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Main Road
Weston Zoyland
Sedgemoor
Somerset
TA7 0EP
England

OS Grid Ref: ST35175 34788
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Brass plaque with black incised inscription on wooden backboard.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS OF WESTONZOYLAND WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919...[NAMES...."GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bawden, Ernest
Bourne, Eustace
Martin, Percival E
Pitman, Herbert
Pitman, Joseph
Reed, Arthur
Richards, Ossian
Stacey, Wallace
Thyer, Ernest
Winter, Albert
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 700MM, width 450MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • Church of St Mary the Virgin
  • 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

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-30378

For queries, please contact [email protected].