Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Mendip
- Town
- Frome
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- C E Kempe & Co Ltd (Carpenter)
- Ceremony
- Presented
Date: 1923
Attended by:
- Presented
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46330
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
2
St John's Church
Church Street
Frome
Mendip
Somerset
BA11 1PW
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 77739 47875
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden board with inscription in gold lettering. Names in two columns Carved tracery gallery at the top of the rectangular board, containing a carved figure of St George holding a spear and shield encased in a tracery tabernacle.
- Inscription
- REMEMBER YE BEFORE GOD IN PRAYER AND/ THANKSGIVING THE MEN OF FROME WHO DIED/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 ESPECIALLY/ (Names)/ "GRANT O LORD/ ETERNAL REST AND/ LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ayres, Harry
Bailey, Arthur Russell
Barnes, Ernest Stanley
Benger, Nelson
Benger, Thoams James
Brimson, James
Brown, Frederick
Burgess, Harry
Butt, Rallph
Button, Norman Frederick
See details for all 70 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 71
Served and returned: 0
Died: 71
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
- Grade II*
- 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
- Condition
- St John the Baptist, Frome
- WMO ID: 205116
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-02-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-46330
For queries, please contact [email protected].