Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Somerset
Town
Kingsbury Episcopi
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30839

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Current location

East Side of Entrance Door
St Martin's Church
Church Street
Kingsbury Episcopi
South Somerset
Somerset
TA12 6AU
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 43645 21091
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall and corbel stone mounted, landscape oriented, black slate backboard supporting a white marble tablet incorporating a heavy apex-headed top rail. Rebate at bottom of tablet. Incised inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of / WALTER TALBOT, / FOR 13 YEARS FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THIS CHURCH, / WHO FELL IN ACTION IN FRANCE AUG. 7TH 1917, AGED 37. / Also of / ELI GILLETT, / WHO FELL IN ACTION AUG. 17TH 1918, AGED 38. / "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gillett, Eli
Talbot, Walter
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
  • 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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