Memorial
East And West Somerton
Source: Copyright John Hendry
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Current Location
Junction of Winterton Road and Church Road, Church Road, West Somerton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4DR, England
OS Grid Reference
TG 47343 19711
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Animal figure
- WMR Reference Number
- 19911
- Description
- Sleeping lion atop a chamfered square pillar, and a plinth with a moulded top lip. This is mounted on a rough hewn octagonal base and concrete step. It stands on a small hill above the road junction, with steps and white painted railings leading up to it. The dedication and names, incised and picked out in black, are on faces 1 and 4 of the pillar.
- Inscription
- Face 1: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ EAST AND WEST SOMERTON/ WHO FOUGHT IN THE GREAT/ WAR FOR LIBERTY 1914 1919/ THE FOLLOWING GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ “WHO WOULD TRUE VALOUR SEE/ LET HIM COME HITHER”/ Face 4: IN THE/ 1939 - 1945/ WAR/ (Name)/ MADE THE/ SUPREME/ SACRIFICE/ (Name)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 15
- Died
- 15
- Information shown
- Surname, initials
- Order of names
- Surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- Information shown
- Surname, initials
Components
- Pillar
Height: 2400mm
Width: 1800mm
Depth: 1800mm
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1465461
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 259310
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