Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Woodspring
Town
Portishead
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4th August 1921
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Taunton
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4th August 1921
    Attended by: The Rector. Rev. H. W. Jukes
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46290

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Church Street South
Portishead
Woodspring
Avon
BS20 6PS
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 46618 76017
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Bronze plaque with black marble surround. Backboard of Hoptonwood Stone. Bronze flag holder on either side.
Inscription
IN PEACE/ PRO DEO PRO PATRIA PRO PATRIA/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO MARK THE GRIEF, PRIDE AND GRATITUDE/ OF THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919 AND WHOSE/ HONOURED NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW./ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adair, Fred Joseph
Adams, Thomas Francis
Atwell, Leslie Victor
Baker, Hamilton Roycroft
Bessant, Ernest Gilbert
Bound, Thomas
Bridgman, Wilfred
Brown, Alfred Ernest
Bryant, Arthur Reginald
Carritt, Harry William
See details for all 64 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 120 MM, height 2130 MM, width 1150 MM
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
SUMMER 2000: REFURBUISHED AT A COST OF £900
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Western Daily Press - Friday 05 August 1921 Page 5 PORTISHEAD WAR MEMORIAL. DEDICATION PROCEEDINGS AT THE CHURCH. ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP OF TAUNTON. ---

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