Memorial Plaque - St John the Baptist - Biddisham, Somerset - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

WWI memorial plaque in St John the Baptist's church, Biddisham, consisting of a marble plaque on a black background with black wooden shelf below. A smaller piece of marble has been added for the one casualty of WWII below the larger plaque.

The inscriptions read -

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN SACRED MEMORY OF
[NAMES]
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR AUG. 1914 - NOV. 1918, A.D.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT
A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" St John XIV. 13.
ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS.

ALSO THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945

[NAME]

Names on the memorial -
WWI:
Sergt. W William Body S.L.I.
Pte I John Body S.L.I.
Pte Albert Avery D of C.L.I.
Pte Frank Avery R.F.

WWII:
Sgt George Edward Kingsbury SSX Regt

Below the shelf is a framed biography of the 4 soldiers killed in WWI -

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not Known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St John the Baptist Biddisham Lane Biddisham , Somerset England BS262RH Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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