Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Mendip
Town
Glastonbury
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 8 February 1927
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25 April 1954
    Attended by: The Vicar Prebendary B. F. Cooper, R.D., assisted by the Curate, the Rev. F. D. Chaplin.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 April 1954
    Attended by: Brigadier A. de L. Cazenove, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O. of Shepton Mallet, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 June 1929
    Attended by: Brigadier-General Standish Crawford, D.S.O.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 30 June 1929
    Attended by: Bishop of Taunton
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30820

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Current location

St George's Chapel at the west end of the church
St John the Baptist Church
Church Lane
Glastonbury
Mendip
Somerset
BA6 9NL
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 50001 39011
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two scarlet Morocco bound books, one for each war. Side by side in a glass-topped oak display case, mounted on an open-backed desk/pedestal, the front of which is decorated with two linenfold panels divided by a muntin; sides are also panelled in linenfold. The lid is screwed down. Books - Elaborate gold tooling. Handwritten in black ink with red caps, giving, in alphabetical order, brief biographical details and a photograph of every service person from the parish killed in action. WW1 - front cover includes stylised Glastonbury thorn above title, a chalice emanating beams of light. The banded spine alternates an encircled rose between two crosses. Memorial inscription on the flyleaf handwritten in blue and gold beneath a green laurel wreath encircling in red on gold the dates 1914 1918, one above the other, alongside the Arms of the Abbey in colour. The Chapel of St. George in St. John Baptist Church was partially designated as a war memorial and a reredos and East window dedicated. Two pieces of carved timber which had been part of the screen in this chapel were secured from the museum and a private house then incorporated into a resh screen. A table has been placed as the altar that is believed to have been an altar table in 1675. A pedestal for the Book of Remembrance given by the Misses Clayton, it is of ancient linen pattern panelling.
Inscription
Front cover: ROLL OF HONOUR / 1914-1918 / CHURCH OF / ST JOHN THE BAPTIST / GLASTONBURY Around border: REST * ETERNAL * GRANT / THEM * O * LORD * AND / LET * LIGHT * PERPETUAL / SHINE * UPON * THEM Front cover: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST/ ROLL/ OF/ HONOUR/ 1939 - 1945 / Let Light Perpetual Shine Upon Them/ May they rest in Peace Pedestal for books: ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND - THESE FOR ENGLAND
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, J. M.
Brass, A. E.
Chivers, E.
Chivers, J.
Collihole, P. H.
Eels, H. R.
Elliot, W. A.
Higgins, W. H.
Linham, S. I.
Marsh, S. A.
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 92
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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