Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wansdyke
Town
Compton Martin
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7487

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Current location

St Michael's Church
The Street
Compton Martin
Wansdyke
Avon
BS40 6JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 54498 57013
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Circular stone laurel wreath with RAMC badge at the top.
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT/ BERNARD BRADLEY/ MRCS LRCP/ ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS/ AGED 42/ WHO LEFT HIS PRACTICE IN THIS VILLAGE/ TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ HE WAS KILLED/ ON THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY 1916/ IN THE YPRES SALIENT/ BY THE EXPLOSION OF A GERMAN SHELL IN AN/ ADVANCED AID POST WHERE HE WAS TENDING/ NINE WOUNDED SOLDIERS WHO DIED WITH HIM/ "YOUR PASSPORT SHALL BE THE BLESSING OF/ HIM IN WHOSE FOOTSTEPS YOU HAVE/ TRODDEN UNTO WHOSE SICK YOU/ HAVE MINISTERED AND FOR/ WHOSE CHILDREN YOU HAVE CARED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gough, Bernard Bradly
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, occupation, age of death, date of death, place of death, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 90mm, height 630mm, width 640mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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