Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bristol
Town
Bristol
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54560

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Current location

In a storage room.
The Priory Church of St James
Whitson Street
Bristol
Bristol
Avon
BS1 3NZ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 58887 73459
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Bronze plaque on a black and pink marble backboard. Crossed palm fronds at the top, with stylised roses in each of the corners
Inscription
1914 ST JAMES PARISH 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH/ AND PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR./ I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE SAYETH THE LORD/ HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME THOUGH HE WERE DEAD YET SHALL HE LIVE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Badman, F.
Baker, J.
Bassey, F.
Bate, B. E.
Berry, S. A.
Boylan, H.
Brain, A. E.
Bridges, G. W.
Bridges, W. J.
Bryant, W.
See details for all 109 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 109
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 109
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, regiment, forename.
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1070 mm, width 1650 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black, Marble - Pink
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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