Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sedgemoor
Town
Burnham On Sea
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46313

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Current location

St. Andrews Church
Victoria Street
Burnham On Sea
Sedgemoor
Somerset
TA8 1AW
England

OS Grid Ref: ST30437 49406
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SHIELD SHAPED TABLET SMALL ROYAL ARTILLERY BADGE ABOVE MAIN SHIELD
Inscription
VICTORY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND BELOVED MEMORY/ OF/ LT. COLONEL JAMES HENRY PAINE D.S.O./ R.G.A./ COMMANDING 76TH BRIGADE HEAVY ARTILLERY/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR ALBERT/ JULY 25TH 1918/ BURIED AT FRANVILLERS, FRANCE/ I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT/ I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE/ I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Paine, Colonel James Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 980MM, width 790MM
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • STABURN03

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