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17/8/2019

WEDMORE

Stone cross in St Mary's Churchyard, inscriptions on faces of first hexagonal plinth.

Front face.

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Glorious memory
of the men
of Wedmore
who gave their lives
for God and Country
in teh Great War
1914 - 1919

Next (second) face going anti clockwise (to right)

Fred Channing

Albert Churches

William Collard

William Cottrell

G. Victor Dally

Third face going anti clockwise (to right)

Oliver Davis

Thomas Dowman

Charles Dunford

Arthur Fear

George H. Fisher

Stanley B. Henson

Fourth face going anti clockwise (to right)

George Jones

George Leigh

Archibald McRae

Albert Patch

Charles E. Phelps

Albert Rogers

Thomas Rogers

Fifth face going anti clockwise (to right)

Stanley Adams

W. John Bamfield

Ernest A. Banwell

Charles Willmott

David Willmott

Edward Willmott

Sixth face going anti clockwise (to right)

Leonard Tucker

George S. Wall

Joseph Wilkinson

Fred Binning

William G. Bown

Victor C.E. Bracey

Robert Cook

Bronze plaque on wall in St Mary's Church.

Erected
to the glorious memory of
the men of this parish
who gave their lives in
the Great War 1914-1919.

Stanley Adams

W. John Bamfield

Ernest A. Banwell

Fred Binning

William G. Bown

Victor Edelsten Bracey

Francis T. Burrough

Fred Channing

Albert T. Churches

William Collard

Robert Cook

William Cottrell

G. Victor Dally

OliverDavis

G.A.Thomas Dowman

Charles H. Dunford

Arthur Fear

George H. Fisher

Stanley B. Henson

George Jones

George Leigh

Archibald  D.McRae

Albert Patch

Charles E. Phelps

Albert Rogers

Thomas Rogers

Leonard Tucker

George Stanley Wall

Joseph Wilkinson

Charles Willmott

David Willmott

Edward Willmott

 

Bronze plaque on wall in St Mary's Church.

To the Glory of God
and in loving remembrance of
Wm George (Billy) Bown,
2nd Lieut. 44th Machine Gun Corps,
who left with the Wedmore Troop, 4th August, 1914,
served with the West Somerset Yeomanry in
Gallipoli 1915, fell in action near Ypres,
July 31st, 1917, aged 24 years.
Erected by his loving and devoted wife Jess.
"To be with Christ which is far better."Phil.1.23.

Brass plaque on wall in St Mary's Church.

In loving memory of
Stanley Benskin Henson
Secon Lieutenant 1st Somerset Infantry.
The only son of Dr. & Mrs W.J.Henson of Elmsett Hall, Wedmore.
He was shot through the heart when leading an
attack on the German Trenches Dec.19th 1914.
Buried in Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium.
Pro patria
Greater love hath no man

Brass plaque on font cover in St Mary's Church.

This font cover wa presented by his parents
to the beloved memory of
Victor Charles Edelsten Bracey,
2nd Lieut: Royal Flying Corps.
accidentally killed while flying on duty Sept:22nd 1917.
Aged 19.

Commonwealth War Grave & private grave in St Mary's churchyard.

1967 Lance Cpl. W. Collard Royal Army Medical Corps 18th April 1915

RFC To the beloved memory of Victor Charles Edelsten Bracey 2nd Lirutenant & Flight Instructor Royal Flying Corps Killed at Beaulieu Sep.23.1917, while flying in the excution of his duty Aged 19. "Pro patria mori"

0n right side of grave plinth.

Florence Marion Bracey
Born 27th January 1871
Died 4th March 1953.

0n left side of grave plinth.

William Edelsten Bracey
M.R.C.S. (Father)
Born May 23rd 1873
Died Cecember 24th 1952.