Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sedgemoor
Town
Weston Zoyland
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30380

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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

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Description
BLACK CALLIGRAPHED SCRIPT ON WHITE PAPER, GLAZED IN NARROW BLACK FRAME RAF CREST
Inscription
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, WESTONZOYLAND, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHOSE BODIES LIE AT REST IN THE VILLAGE CEMETERY./REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bent, R M
Butterworth, D H
Frankel, S B
Fry, F E
Hastings, J
Hoffman, W F
Kenworthy, A T
Roncoroni, J A
Somerside, I D G
Stockley, F J S
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Scroll
    Measurements: height 535MM, width 335MM
    Materials: Paper
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

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