War Memorial Ilchester

This monument commemorates 16 WW1 and 5 WW2 local residents. The monument is situated in churchyard of St Mary Major. A meeting was held in the Parish Rooms in Feb 1919 where it was decided to erect a memorial and replace the church clock to commemorate peace and the great victory. Sufficient funds were eventually collected to build the monument and replace the clock, although it appears to have taken some time, leading to some of the relatives of those being commemorated to place a plaque in St Mary major church. Originally the monument was positioned closer to the main door of the church and was moved to its current position in the 1990s.

"To the Glory of God
and in loving remembrance
of our men
who gave their lives in defence
of their King and Country
in the Great War of 1914-1918

BAILEY, REGINALD A/200178 Rifleman. 17 Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Died 15 Oct 1916. Thiepval Memorial France
BANFIELD, EDGAR. 14873 Private Somerset Light Infantry. Died 23 Jul 1918. Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, Iraq
BARTLETT, CLIFFORD. 8343 Sergeant. 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 16 Jul 1917. Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.
COWLEY, WALTER J. 6344. Private. 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 28 Sep 1915. Basra Memorial, Iraq.
COX, G. BANKS. 202418. Private. 7th Bn Middlesex Regiment. Died 11 Apr 19. Age 25. Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery, France.
ELSTON, FERNES. 41402. 3rd Bn Worcestershire Regiment. Died 2 Aug 1917. Age 19. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
FARR, HENRY J. 4831. Gunner. Royal Field Artillery. 28 Mar 1916. Age 24. Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Brother of William
FARR, WILLIAM T, 16367. Corporal. 10th Bn Welsh Regiment. Died 12 Jul 1915. Age 36. Thiepval Memorial. France. Brother of Henry.
HANDS, WILLIAM J. 230909. Private. 1st Dorset Yeomanry (Queens Own). Died 28 Nov 1917. Age 28. Kantara War Cemetery, Egypt
HILBORNE, ALBERT. 6577. Private. 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards. Died 16 Sep 1916. Age 28. Thiepval Memorial, France.
KIDNER, JAMES M. 754. Private. 15th Bn Australian Imperial Force. Died 7 May 1915. Alexandria (Chatby) Military Cemetery, Egypt.
MASTERS, GILES. 26833. Private. 6th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Died 23 Aug 1917. Age 21. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
MITCHELL, JOSEPH. Bombardier. 83rd Bge, Royal Field Artillery.
PERRY, HARRY. 11375. Private. 7th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Died 17 Aug 1917. Age 31. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
ROUNDS, LEONARD. 203435. 1st Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Died 27 Nov 1917. Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, France
WHITE, REGINALD 20741 Corporal. 1st Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Died 07 Dec 1917. Age 24. Happy Valley British Cemetery.

1939-1945
COX, HAROLD. 14412905. Private. Hampshire Regiment.. Died 30 Nov 1943. Age 19. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.
HAYMAN, CLIFFORD. D/J 109454. Leading Seaman. HMS Port Edgar. Died 01 Jan 1942. Age 35. Dunfermline Cemetery, Scotland.
LANGFORD, BERTRAM. T/10679742. Driver. Royal Army Service Corps. Died 29 Jun 1943. Age 20. Ilchester Cemetery, Somerset.
MASTERS, JACK. 5511915. Private. 12th Bn Parachute Regiment. Died 12 Jun 1944. Age 21. Breville Communal Cemetery, France
SNOOK, JACK. Pilot Officer (Nav) Royal Air Force. Died 19 Nov 1943. Age 25. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

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Source

• Text: S. Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward