Roll of Honour - Somerset - Taunton St Marys

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

TAUNTON ST MARY'S WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © David Greig 2007

There is an elaborately floriated cross in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church that stands on a tapering octagonal shaft and square plinth upon a three stepped base with an associated panel that is nowy headed and decorated with ecclesiastical crown and scroll with 'pro patria' at the head and and imperial crown and scroll with 'DEFENDAMUS' at the bottom. This is supplemented by a marble scrolled plaque within the church bearing 95 names from World War 1. There are a large number of plaques within the Church being individual plaques and tablets commemorating various 19th Century conflicts together with a record of those who died in action in the Great War. Several of these require transcription. There is a Roll of Honour in a glass case recording those members of the Somerset Light Infantry who died in the two World Wars gain not transcribed. There is also a stained glass window dedicated to those who gave their lives in the Great War and a further stained glass window dedicated to the Officers, NCOs and Men of the West Somerset Yeomanry and Somerset Light Infantry.

Memorial

TO THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN WHO MADE
THE GREAT SACRIFICE
IN THE WORLD WAR
1914 – 1918
THEY HEARD THE CALL
THEY NOBLY PLAYED THEIR PART
FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ THEY GAVE THEIR ALL

Marble Scroll

PRO

PATRIA

THE CROSS IN THE CHURCHYARD WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LIVING MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH WHO DIED IN THE DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND HONOUR IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 -1918

ADDICOTT	A	Private
ASHTON	F J	Private
AUTON	C H	Private
BAKER	A	Lance Corporal
BALE	W	Private
BARNES	W J	Bombardier
BATSTONE	F	Private
BATT	W	Private
BELHAM	W H D	Private
BENTLEY	A W B	Lieutenant
BIGGS	J	Private
BOARD	S C	Gunner
BURROWS	W L	Deck Boy
BURSTON	G	Private
CLODE	P A	Sergeant
COATES	F R	Private
COLES	W H	Sergeant
COLLIER	T D	Private
COSENS	A P	Private
CRILLY	J	Private
CROCKER	W	Private
CROCKER	F G	2nd Lieutenant
CROSS	B	Corporal
DANBY	E	Private
DARCH	A P	Private
DUDEY	H S	Captain
DYER	R	Quartermaster Sergeant
FOWLER	W A	Colour Sergeant
FUDGE	W	Private
GAMLIN	W H	Company Sergeant Major
GOODMAN	D	Lieutenant
HAWKER	H V	Sergeant
HAYMAN	F	Private
HEMBROW	C J	Private
HUGHES	A J	Private
JENNINGS	R J	Rifleman
JONES	J A	Private
JOSCELYNE	L A	2nd Lieutenant
KAYS	J	Seaman
KNIGHT	W	Private
LADD	A	Sergeant
LEATHERBY	C R	Private
MAUDE	[Sir] S	Lieutenant General
MUNDY	C	Private
MUNDY	F	Private
NOTT	B	Private
PAUL	E E	Private
PEPPIN	W	Lance Corporal
PEARSE	W E G	Private
PERCY	A R	Trooper
PERKINS	A St. J	Lieutenant
PHILLIPS	S A	Private
PHILLIPS	W J	Private
PLAYER	W J	Private
RAPSON	F	Sergeant
RAWLING, CMG CIE DSO	C G	Brigadier General
RAWLINS	W	Private
RENDELL	L W	2nd Lieutenant
ROWE	A S	Private
ROWSELL	H W	Private
ROWSWELL	C E	Sapper
RYALL	H J	Private
SAMSON	O M	2nd Lieutenant
SCARLETT	E S	Private
SEALEY	F	Private
SHATTOCK	W H	Private
SNOW	W	Private
SPRATT	A	Cpt.
SPRATT	A W	Private
STARK	T	Private
STEED	C	Driver
STONE	F	Private
STONE	S P	Private
STRICKLAND	H N	Bugler
SWANSBOROUGH	W C	Driver
TALBOT	J	Private
TALBOT	S G	Private
TEMPLEMAN	W	Private
THORN	E	Private
TOLLER	W	Driver
TOTTEN	H T	Private
TUCKER	W H	Lance Corporal
VAN TRUMP	H	Lance Corporal
VICKERY	H	Private
VICKERY	R C	Private
WARD	W E	Private
WATERMAN	H W	Sapper
WEBBER	B	Private
WELCH	E	Private
WESTLAKE	J H	2nd Lieutenant
WILMINGTON	F	Corporal
WINSLADE	M	Private
WINSLADE	W W	Private
WOODLAND	G	Corporal
WYNTER	H T	Major
YAW	H J	Lance Corporal
CROCKET	W M	Private
Stained Glass Window dedicated to those who gave their lives in the Great War
THOYTS	F G	Major
PROWSE, DSO	C B	Brigadier General
SAMUDA	C M A	Major
DICKINSON	H C	Lieutenant. Colonel
KENWORTHY	D	Captain
READ	A B	2nd Lieutenant
THICKNESSE	J A	Lieutenant. Colonel
MAUD, DSO	C C	Captain
A Stained Glass Window dedicated to the Officers, NCOs and Men of the West Somerset Yeomanry and Somerset Light Infantry
BRADSHAW	F B	Captain
MILLS	F S	Captain
MOORE	R L	Lieutenant
FORD	C C	Captain
RAWLING, CMG CIE DSO	C G	Brigadier General – see main memorial above
WATSON	W	Lieutenant Colonel
WASBOROUGH	C V	Captain
STEER	G P	Captain
PRIDEAUX, MC	G A	Captain
COX	W C	Lieutenant Colonel

Last updated 11 November, 2007

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