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    Memorial

    St Peters Church WW1

    _46298 Mark Newton 4 December 2016

    Source: Copyright _46298 Mark Newton 4 December 2016

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    Current Location

    St Peter's Church, Church Street South, Portishead, Woodspring, Avon, BS20 6PS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    ST 46618 76017

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    46290
    Description
    Bronze plaque with black marble surround. Backboard of Hoptonwood Stone. Bronze flag holder on either side.
    Inscription
    IN PEACE/ PRO DEO PRO PATRIA PRO PATRIA/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO MARK THE GRIEF, PRIDE AND GRATITUDE/ OF THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919 AND WHOSE/ HONOURED NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW./ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    64
    Died
    64
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Maintenance History
    SUMMER 2000: REFURBUISHED AT A COST OF £900

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    4th August 1921

    The Rector. Rev. H. W. Jukes

    Dedicated

    4th August 1921

    Bishop Suffragan of Taunton

    Components

    Backboard

    Height: 2130 MM

    Width: 1150 MM

    Depth: 120 MM


    Made from: Stone - Hopton Wood


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Tablet

    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    78614

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    • Western Daily Press - Friday 05 August 1921 Page 5 PORTISHEAD WAR MEMORIAL. DEDICATION PROCEEDINGS AT THE CHURCH. ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP OF TAUNTON. ---