Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
South Somerset
Town
Norton Sub Hamdon
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30814

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Current location

On the south wall
opposite the Church entrance. Church is at the end of Church Lane.
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Lane
off East Stoke Road
Norton Sub Hamdon
South Somerset
Somerset
TA14 6SU
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 47052 15967
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden triptych, with triangular pediment above the central section that contains a copper cross and the names of those who died in World War 2. The central section has a hinged door on each side, which record those who died in World War 1 and also in the Northern Ireland Conflict. (Note: Reference to Badge of SLI as part of ornamentation is an error and relates to Memorial 30815 at the same location)
Inscription
Pediment: FOR/ GOD, KING AND COUNTRY Left door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (WW1 Names x24)/ 1915-1916 Right door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (WW1 Names x21)/ 1917-1918/ NORTHERN IRELAND 1988/ (Name) Central panel: GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ 1939-1945/ (WW2 Names x7)/ HALLOWED MEMORY/ of OUR HEROIC DEAD Pedestal (small plaque): GIVEN BY/ ERIC AND STANLEY HENSLEIGH WALTER/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR KINSMAN/ FLEET SURGEON HUGH LEIGH NORRIS R.N./ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ WHILE ON DUTY IN H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE/ IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, MAY 31 1916 Small framed handwritten plaque attached to the front of pedestal: "If ye break faith with us who die/ We shall not sleep, while poppies grow/ In Flanders Fields"/ "O Valiant Hearts who to your glory came/ Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;/ Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved/ Your memory hallowed in the Land you loved" (Those two quotations are from In Flanders Fields by John McCrae and O Valiant Hearts by Sir John Stanhope Arkwright). Small plaque attached to side of pedestal: MANUFADTURED BY/ HUGHES, BOLCKOW & CO LTD/ BATTLESHIP WHARF/ BLYTH/ & 10 DOVER STREET/ LONDON
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boon, F
Bowden, A
Brooks, H
Bullock, P. L.
Callow, C. C.
Clarke, B
Denman, G
Dodge, J
Eglon, W
Gaylard, B
See details for all 54 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initial surname, military unit
    Order of information: Appear to be listed in order of date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, military unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, Regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Triptych
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Teak
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
Condition
History
The triptych was originally erected as the parish's World War 1 memorial, with the names of the Fallen listed on the doors. After World War 2, the names of the Fallen from that conflict were added to the central panel. Later, a further name was added to the right door, re a casualty of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Presented by two parishioners, Eric and Stanley Hensleigh Walter, in memory of their kinsman (who was not from the village) and of the residents of Stoke-sub-Hamden who had died in World War 1.
Reference
  • War Memorials Online ref 238579

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