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18/8/2019

SOMERTON

Stone soldier on plinth in town square, inscription on back face of plinth.


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1939 - 1945

Matron.
Sgt.
Pte.
Gnr.
Stkr.
Pte.
Pte.
L.A.C.
Gnr.
Pte.
Lt.Cmdr.
L/Sgt.
Stkr.
C.P.O.

C.L.M. West
H.A. Cox
J.H. Cox
G.L. Green
E. Ireland
V.H. Lambert
W.E. Land
C.A. Livett
L.G. Payne
E.W. Pittard
G.R. Pretor Pinney
W.H. Spencer
S.V. Stevens
G.D. Webb

Killed in local Air Attack 29.9.42









Gladys M. Bennett
S.M. Childs
D.A. Cook
H. Cribb
H. Gardener
A. Greaves
C.J. Phear
W. Surmon
R. Tanner

Metal plaque on outside wall of Lancaster House in Town Square/Shopping area in village centre.

Lancaster House Dedicated to the everlasting memory of two Brothers who lived on this site. Sergeant H.A.M. Cox, NO 97 Squadron Royal Air Force killed in action over Augsburg April 17th 1942 amf private J.H. Cox, 1st Battalion The Gordon Highlanders killed in action at Caen 16th June 1944. MCMLCCCVII

Brass plaque on wall in St Michael & All Angels Church.

Also in memory of those who gave their lives in the World War 1939-45

Sister West
Harry Cox
John Cox
George Green
James Green

Eric Ireland
Victor Lambert
William Land
Charles Livett
Leslie Payne
Wallace Pittard

James Pretor-Pinney
W.H. Spencer
S.V. Stevens
G.D. Webb
Frank Wickenden

Killed in local Air Attack 29 September 1942

Gladys Bennett
Stanley Childs
Dennis Cook

Harry Cribb
Harry Gardner
Austin Greaves

Charles Phear
William Surmon
Robert Tanner

Marble plaque on wall in St Michael & All Angels Church..

In proud and loving memory of Giles Robert Pretor-Pinney Lieut- Commander Royal Navy of Somerton Erleigh killed in action 2nd March 1942 in command of H.M.S. Stronghold during the battle of Java Seas Also to the officers & ship's company who lost their lives with him in the service of their country Amor Patriae

Glazed framed scroll on ledge/shelf in St Michael & All Angels Church.
(It has had a blob of water? on it so what is now atron West was originally West, Matron)

Parish of Somerton
Roll of Honour 1939 - 1946
A list of all those People of Somerton known to have served in the Armed Forces in the Second World War
The names of those who died in the service of their country are marked in red
+ + + + + + +

A'Court, Herbert M
Allen, Charles H P
Almond,
Arlaud, A
Arlaud, Joan M
Arlaud, Betty
Arlaud, Winnie
Atwell, Don
August, Victor
Baker, Herbert
Barnard, George L
Batten, Thomas Creswell
Beaton, Maurice
Beaton, Walter Jack
Bennett, Frank
Bennett, Kate,
Bennett, Percy
Best, Bernard
Blamire, Bernard
Blamire, Christopher Jack
Bobbett, George W
Bond, Henry C
Bond, Peter
Bond, Ted
Bragg, Myrtle
Brain, Francis George
Bray, Bebedict E C T
Bray, Nick
Bray, Rupert
Broom, Helen Mary
Broom, Metford G
Broomfield, George
Brown, E E C V
Brown, Harold
Brown, Lawrence F R
Buckland, Den
Buckland, Harold
Burfitt, Frank
Burfitt, Jim
Burfitt, Sidney
Carson, Dennis
Cave, Arthur
Chapman Bill
Chapman Joan
Chapman Peter
Charles, Harry F
Chavasse, Mike A
Childs, A W
Childs, Hubert W
Chivers, Cyril
Christopher, Reg
Cole, Ronald T
Collins, Bill
Cook, Beryl
Cook, Eddie
Cooper, Bill
Cooper, Jack
Corry, Denzil
Cottle, Reg
Cox, Albert Victor
Cox, H Arthur M
Cox, Claude
Cox, Clifford F
Cox, George

Cox, H J
Cox, Henry A
Cox, John
Cox, William C M
Cronin, Michael
Cuell, G H
Cullen, Alfie
Cullen, F S M
Cullen, Lilian
Curtis, Ted
Davey, Chris
Davey, Jack
Davey, Jesse
Davey, Len
Davey, Pat
Davey, Owen
Dean, Stanley
Dove, Harry
Druce, Cyril F
Dummett, Ernest H
Dummett, Stanley C
Edwards, William J
Edwards, Cecil
Edwards, Douglas
Edwards, Henry A
Edwards, Jim
Edwards, Norah
Edwards, Vera
Elliot, Bill
Ellis, Dennis
Ferris,
Ferris, Olive
Feiven, John
Feiven, Ronald G
Feiven, Samuel J
Feiven, Victor Herbert
Feivin, James R
Feltham Raymond E
Fevin, Arthur
Fevin, Jim
Fevin, Charlie
Foad, A S
Francis, Richard
Furze, John E
Gardiner, Leonard V
Gardiner, Maurice
Gardner, Ralph H
Garland, A
Garland, Len
Gibbs, Jack
Gibson, Gwendolin Nancy
Gill, Wilfred T
Goodhall, W
Gooding, Bill
Green, Fred
Green, George L
Green, James
Grist, Bertram Roy
Hann, Arnold
Harcourt, Daphne M S
Harris, Betty
Harrison, N V
Hawker, B E
Hawkins, Jack

Hayes, Bryson William
Verdun
Hayes, Kenneth Victor
Hayes, Norman
Hayes, Leonard Rowland
Heath, Eric H
Herring, J D
Hill, Betty
Hill, Jerry
Hill, Ken
Hill-Puddy, Norman J
Hitchcock, Arthur W E
Hockey, Reginald G
Hockey, Victor
Hodges, Edgar T
Hole, Norman
Holland, Leonard L
Holland, P
Holliday, Fred
Homes, D
Hooper, Ron
Horner, Kenneth R
Horsey, Barbara
Horsey, Gordon (E G)
Horsey, Heather
Hughes, Arthur A
Hunt, Bill
Hunt, Eddie
Hussey, Fred
Hutchins, Philip
Ingle, Charles C
Ireland, Eric F
Isaacs, Delwyn
Jeanes, Arthur
Jeanes, Henry E G
Jeanes, Jimmy
Jeanes, Mary
John, Kenneth E
Johnson, A
Jones, Ernest J C
Jones, Leslie W
Keen, James H
Kenneth, John
Kiddle, Annie
Kiddle, Kittie
Kiddle, Frank
Lamb, Charles B
Lambert, Victor Henry
Lambeth, Bill
Land, William Edward
Last, Roy
Lawrence, E C
Lawrence, Bill "Bawler"
Lawrence, Fred
Lawrence, Vic
Lee, Edward
Lewis, William J
Lewis, E J
Lewis, Henry George
Lewis, Harry
Lewis, Len
Liscombe, G
Liscombe, Roy
Livett, Charles A

Lock, Bernard J
Lock, Percy R H
Locke, Alan R
Manser, Peggy
Manser, W
Martin, Reginald H
Mathews, Betty
Mathews, Fred
Mathews, Iris
Mathews, Phillip A H
Mathews, Ronald W
Mathews, Tony
Meadows, Walter R
Nerriott, D
Miles, Fred
Miles, Ron
Mizen, Jack W
Moore, John
Moore, Fred
Moore, Reg
Norris, Albert Jack
Norris, Peter
Nott, Fred
Ottino, Donald V B
Paramore, Hilda
Paramore, Lilian M
Parsons, Bill
Parsons, Cliff
Parsons, Dick
Parsons, Jack A
Pattemore, , Frank
Pattemore, Kenneth A
Payne, A W
Payne, Leslie G
Payne, Redvers
Perkins, Fred
Perkins, Irene
Phear, Charles
Phillips, Clive Pengelly
Phillips, Blakeney Graham
Phillips, Louis
Pittard, Reg
Pittard, Wallace E
Plowman, Arthur
Plowman, Betty
Plowman, George H
Plowman, Jim
Plowman, Joe
Plowman, Stanley J
Pocock, Wallace Jack
Pollard, Ken
Pretor Pinney Giles
Purchase, William Albion
Revilious, Leslie
Richards, A
Roberts, H J
Roles, William J
Roles, Leslie
Rowbotham, George B
Rowe, John B
Salway, Ivor
Salway, Victor
Scriven, Charlie
Scriven, Peter

Scriven, Stanley Victor
Searle, Jim
Searle, Alec F
Shore, Glyndor W L
Shortland, Vincent T
Slade, Percy M
Small, Roy
Smith, Garnet
Spencer, William H
Spicer, John H P
Squire, Frank
Squire, Fred
Squire, Harry
Squires, James
Stevens, Stanley Victor
Stillwell, Doreen
Stillwell, Leonard
Strang, Clifford F
Strang, Geoff
Strang, Jesse
Stroud, Jim
Summerlin, Jim
Sweet, Eric
Sweet, Leslie
Taylor, Stan
Thresher, Tom
Thyer, Victor H
Townsend, Cyril
Turner, Jack
Townsend, Jack
Turner, Jessie
Tuttiett, Vic
Unitt, Edward D Victor
Valentine, Ken
Vickery, Lily
Wagland, Frederick
Stanley
Wakley, Cliff
Walmsley, Herbert H
Webb, George David
Webber, Arthur George
Webber, Charles J E
Webber, Sam
Weech, Geoffrey
West, Leonard
atron West
Westlake, Leslie G
Weston, James
Wheadon, Tony
Wheller, Richard L G
White, Wilfred A
Wickendon, Frank
Wigmore, Clarence C
Wigmore, Donald N
Willcox, Ivor W H
Willis, Walter R
Woodfield, Ron
Wride, Robert
Wride, Tony
Wride, Kenneth
Wride, Vera
Wyatt, Fred
Yates, Eric
Compiled by Nancy Langmaid 2004

In book but not on memorial.

Holt William