Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Woodspring
Town
Nailsea
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7443

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Current location

Christ Church
Christchurch Close
Nailsea
Woodspring
Avon
BS48 1RT
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 47175 70787
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ PTE WILLIAM JOHN BAKER 8TH GLOS. REGT./ AGED 28 YEARS/ AND/ L/CPL FRANK THEODORE BAKER, 11TH HANTS. REGT/ AGED 23 YEARS/ THE BELOVED SONS OF/ FJ & H J BAKER OF THIS PARISH/ WHO WERE BOTH REPORTED MISSING IN FRANCE, MARCH 1ST 1918/ IN DEATH THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED/ RIP
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, Frank Theodore
Baker, William John
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, age, relationships, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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