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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Taunton Deane
- Town
- Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46401
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Current location
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Square
Taunton
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA1 1SA
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 22876 24615
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN TABLETS MOUNTED ON A SINGLE BACKBOARD. RAISED BADGES OF THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY AND THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
- Inscription
- GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ JOHN AUDLEY THICKNESSE/ LIEUT-COLONEL THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY/ KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME JULY 1ST 1916/ THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF/ DEATH I WILL FEAR NO EVIL FOR THOU ART WITH ME/ ALSO OF HIS ELDEST SON/ BRIGADIER H. J. A. THICKNESSE D.S.O., ROYAL ARTILLERY/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS WHILE/ A PRISONER OF WAR OCTOBER 1944
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Thicknesse, H J A
Thicknesse, John Audley
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age of death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, initials of forenames, manner of death, relationships, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: height 470MM, width 530MM
Materials: Marble - White
- Tablets
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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