Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Taunton Deane
Town
Taunton
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46411

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Current location

ST JAMES CHURCH
Taunton
Taunton Deane
Somerset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 228 248
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SMALL NOWY HEADED TABLET AND BACKBOARD BADGE OF SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY IN NOWY HEAD
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIONEL HENRY HARDING/ 1/5TH SOMERSET LT INF/ WHO DIED AT MUREE INDIA, SEPT 10TH 1918/ AGED 23 YEARS/ AFTER A LONG AND PAINFUL ILLNESS BORN WITH QUIET/ CONFIDENCE IN HIS SAVIOUR WHOM HE EARLY/ LOVED AND SERVED IN THIS CHURCH AS CHORISTER AND/ TEACHER IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS AND SISTER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 500MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • ST JAMES CHURCH
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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