Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Bath
Town
Bath
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
R F J BLACKMORE (Wood Carver)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 02 November 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7222

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Current location

Church of The Ascension
Coronation Avenue
Bath
Bath
Avon
BA2 1AG
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 73474 63986
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Reredos and dedicatory board with a latin cross at the top on which are commemorated the names of those killed in the First World War. Rectangular board for those killed in the Second World War.
Inscription
WW1 Board: 1914-1919/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR ON 1914 TO 1919. THE/ CARVED OAK SCREEN IN ARCH OF THE SOUTH TRANSEPT/ WAS ERECTED BY THE CONGREGATION AND PARISHIONERS/ THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his life for his friends/ St John XV, 13 WW2 Board: 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beales, C
Bees, R A
Brinklow, H A
Burch, S
Cadby, J
Cann, W
Carless, H V
Cass, S W
Cook, W T
Crew, S W
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Board
    Measurements: height 4FT, width 2FT
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Bath Chronicle 18 OCT 1919 P6, 15 NOV 1919 P13

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