Memorial

Somerset Constabulary WW2

Somerset Constabulary WW2 board

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Main Conference Room, Avon & Somerset Police and Fire HQ, Valley Road, Portishead, Bristol, Avon, BS20 8JJ, England

ST 44872 75575

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 87639
Description: Rectangular oak board, with painted blue and gold chequered border. The gilt-painted names of the Fallen are beneath the Somerset Constabulary crest at top-centre.
Inscription: 1939 1945/ SOMERSET CONSTABULARY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ Killed while serving with H.M. Forces/ (8 NAMES)/ Killed on Civil Defence Duties/ (3 Names)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Police rank and collar number, military rank and unit
Order of names: Listed neither alphabetically by surname nor chronologically by date of death (according to their listing with CWGC).

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Police rank and collar number, surname, forenames, place of death
Order of names: Listed neither alphabetically by surname nor chronologically by date of death.

Board

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser 12/2/1949 (page 6) reported at length the ceremony at HQ in Taunton on Thursday 10th February, during which the Constabulary's WW1 and WW2 memorials were unveiled and dedicated, and the subsequent service that was held at St George's Church in Wilton. (The headline of the article read: "POLICE HOMAGE TO FALLEN COMRADES; BISHOP DEDICATES MEMORIALS AT COUNTY HEADQUARTERS; REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AT WILTON CHURCH"). Following the church service, about 100 members of the Constabulary had marched past Force Headquarters, where the Chief Constable took the salute.