Lieutenant Colonel J A and Brigadier H J A Thicknesse

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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

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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

Components

Tablets
Measurements: height 470MM, width 530MM
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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