Memorial

Curry Rivel

Mark Newton 22 September 2015

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 22 September 2015

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Current Location

A378/B3168 junction, Curry Rivel, South Somerset, Somerset, TA10 0EX, England

OS Grid Reference

ST 39216 25203

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 24903
Description: A four-stepped octagonal base surmounted by octagonal plinth, top with square shaft and cross. A bronze plaques with inscription and names are framed onto five sides on the plinth.
Inscription: Plaque 1-LEST WE FORGET/ TO THE HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF CURRY RIVEL WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ ALSO IN MEMORY/ OF THE FALLEN IN/ THE 1939 - 1945 WAR Plaque 2-[WW1 names A to G] Plaque 3-[WW1 names Harwood- Weaver with J Stuckey out of order at the end] Plaque 4-[WW2 names in no order] Plaque 5- [WW2 names in no order]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: surname initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: The memorial cost £250 7s 5d was paid for by a total of 181 donations, of which the majority were for amounts equivalent to £1 or less, although the five principal families in the village each donated amounts equivalent to around £500. The total raised was £244 14s 9d and the remaining amount was paid for by the local contractor, F. J. Dyer & Sons.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

7 November 1920

Major M F Cely Trevilian

Dedicated

7 November 1920

Reverend PH Unwin and Reverend H Kirkpatrick

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Curry Rivel

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