Memorial

King's School, Bruton - WW1, WW2, Korea and Afghanistan

Kings School

Source: Orphan Work 24791

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Current Location

King's School, The Plox, Bruton, South Somerset, Somerset, BA10 0ED, England

ST 68295 34611

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Type of Memorial: Hall / Institute
WMR Reference Number: 24791
Description: Memorial buildings consisting of a main, Memorial Hall with wooden panelling around the walls with names carved into it. Also four large classrooms, some smaller rooms, the Noreton Library and the museum.
Inscription: 1914 1918/ MEMENTOTE VOS SVPERSTITES/ ILLORVM/ QVI SCHOLAE PATRIAE GENTIVM/ PROPVGNATORES/ VITAM LARGITI/ PROCVI HINC QVIESCVNT/ ONHEKEIN MH AEFE TOYE AFAOOTE/ ΘΝΗΣΚΕΙΝ ΜΗ ΑΕΓΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΑΘΦΤΣ/ (NAMES) 1939 PRO PATRIA CERTANTES CORONATI SUNT 1945/ (NAMES) FOUNDATION STONE: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY/ THE RT. REV./ A F WINNINGTON-INGRAM/ LORD BISHOP OF LONDON/ ON THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI/ 1919

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 56
Died: 56
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, age at death, regiment, date of death, place of death, manner of death, decorations, service.
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 60
Died: 60
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, service.
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname.

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 2
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age at death.
Additional Information: One of these names was a civilian

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, Forename, date and place of death, regiment, rank