Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Somerset
- Town
- Crewkerne
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 86336
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Current location
St Bartholomew's Church
Church Path
Crewkerne
South Somerset
Somerset
TA18 7HX
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 43960 09802
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular brass plaque , the longer axis horizontal , on a wood backboard . Within a three line border containing equally spaced rosettes , at top left the escutcheon of Cambridge University and at top right the badge of the Somerset Light Infantry . The dedication is incised in Gothic lettering , mainly coloured black with the main initials in red .
- Inscription
- /In memory of/Alfred Stanley Marsh/Captain 8th Battn Somerset Light Infantry /killed in action 5th Jan 1916 in France /aged 24 years /Erected by a few of his friends /
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Marsh, A S
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: given names, surname , rank , unit , manner of death, date of death , place of death , age at death.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c 200, width c 340
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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