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    Memorial

    Stoke-sub-Hamdon Triptych

    mark Newton 19 October 2016

    Source: Copyright mark Newton 19 October 2016

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    Current Location

    On the south wall, opposite the Church entrance. Church is in the middle of Church Lane., St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, off East Stoke Road, East Stoke, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, South Somerset, Somerset, TA14 6UF, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 48384 17278

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Triptych
    WMR Reference Number
    30814
    Description
    Wooden triptych, with triangular pediment above the central section that contains a copper cross and the names of those who died in World War 2. The central section has a hinged door on each side, which record those who died in World War 1 and also in the Northern Ireland Conflict. (Note: Reference to Badge of SLI as part of ornamentation is an error and relates to Memorial 30815 at the same location)
    Inscription
    Pediment: FOR/ GOD, KING AND COUNTRY Left door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (WW1 Names x24)/ 1915-1916 Right door: ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (WW1 Names x21)/ 1917-1918/ NORTHERN IRELAND 1988/ (Name) Central panel: GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ 1939-1945/ (WW2 Names x7)/ HALLOWED MEMORY/ of OUR HEROIC DEAD Pedestal (small plaque): GIVEN BY/ ERIC AND STANLEY HENSLEIGH WALTER/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR KINSMAN/ FLEET SURGEON HUGH LEIGH NORRIS R.N./ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ WHILE ON DUTY IN H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE/ IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, MAY 31 1916 Small framed handwritten plaque attached to the front of pedestal: "If ye break faith with us who die/ We shall not sleep, while poppies grow/ In Flanders Fields"/ "O Valiant Hearts who to your glory came/ Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;/ Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved/ Your memory hallowed in the Land you loved" (Those two quotations are from In Flanders Fields by John McCrae and O Valiant Hearts by Sir John Stanhope Arkwright). Small plaque attached to side of pedestal: MANUFADTURED BY/ HUGHES, BOLCKOW & CO LTD/ BATTLESHIP WHARF/ BLYTH/ & 10 DOVER STREET/ LONDON
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    46
    Died
    46
    Information shown
    Rank, initial surname, decorations, military unit
    Order of names
    Appear to be listed in order of date of death
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    Rank, initials, surname, military unit
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    War
    Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Rank, initials, surname, Regiment Year of death
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS HUGHES & BOLCKOW LTD, Manufacturer

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    Presented by two parishioners, Eric and Stanley Hensleigh Walter, in memory of their kinsman (who was not from the village) and of the residents of Stoke-sub-Hamden who had died in World War 1.
    Maintenance History
    The triptych was originally erected as the parish's World War 1 memorial, with the names of the Fallen listed on the doors. After World War 2, the names of the Fallen from that conflict were added to the central panel. Later, a further name was added to the right door, re a casualty of the Northern Ireland conflict.

    Components

    Triptych

    Made from: Wood - Teak


    Condition: Good


    Cross

    Made from: Copper


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    238579

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