The dedication ceremony, officiated by the Bishop of Bath and Wells; Bishop George Wyndham Kennion, took place on Sunday, 2nd January 1921 with relatives of the fallen, the congregation and the Sunday school present. |
Further around to the left (south east) is the dedication “Also in honoured memory of the men of this parish who fell in the World War 1939-1945” flanked to the right by 10 names: again listed by rank in alphabetical order of surname with initials. This time it was the Parish Council who instigated the additions, prompted by Captain B.L.Gardner (who had been the parish’s Head Fire Warden during the War). In July they announced in the press their intention to inscribe new names and asked the public for subscriptions. They again retained Mr Osbourne to make the changes and by October they had raised £32-12s-6d. Mr Osbourne’s changes were complete by Remembrance Sunday 1946 and on the 28th November the Parish Council minutes recorded the final bill was £27-10s-0d, the balance being retained for flowers on subsequent Remembrance Sundays. |
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In late 1949 The Winscombe and Sandford Parish Council discussed the possibility of moving the war Memorial from the Churchyard to a more central site in the Village. Writing to the Parochial Church Council on 3rd December 1949 to find out whether the church authorities would agree to such a move. While some response was given a follow up question was made on 3rd January 1950 as to who was responsible for the maintenance of the memorial - this typed letter also has a hand written addition “also as regards to its removal” On the 25th January the Parochial Church Council wrote back that “the memorial in the churchyard was erected by the Parish Church and cannot be removed” and that “Maintenance is naturally the duty of the Parochial Church Council who have had a friendly arrangement with the British Legion over many years.” |