Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW DECORATED AS BELOW WINDOW DEPICTS CHRIST CRUCIFIED. AT HIS FEET SEMI-RECUMBENT FIGURE OF OFFICER IN UNFORM WITH LIEUTENANTS INSIGNIA ON ONE SLEEVE, SAM BROWN BELT, CAP BESIDE HIM AND ONE NAILED BOOT SOLE OUTWARDS Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name St Peter and St Paul's Church Street Off A358 Town Combe Florey District Taunton Deane County Somerset Country England Postcode TA4 3JD OS map ref ST 1505931166 If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England Lieutenant J E Hyland Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN EDWARD HYLAND/ LIEUT RMLI KILLED IN ACTION LEADING AND ENCOURAGING HIS MEN IN/ GALLIPOLI, MAY 1915 AGED 19 YEARS, SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS/ PARISH THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS/ "ONE OF YOUR SON'S LAST ACTS WAS TO HELP/ HIS CAPTAIN WHO WAS WOUNDED. THE RIDGE WAS SWEPT BY RIFLE AND MACHINE-/ GUN FIRE. JOHN LED HIS PLATOON UP THE SLOPE WAS THE FIRST TO REACH THE TOP, WHEN HE TURNED TO ENCOURAGE HIS MEN TO A LAST BURST" (FOLLOWED BY 54 LINES OF VERSE) War How many names are listed in total? 1 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? First World War (1914-1918) Is the total an exact count? No Of the names listed, how many served and returned? 0 Of the names listed, how many died? 1 What information is listed for those commemorated? rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional Condition Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read? No Components Component Component Details Which memorial component are you recording? Window What condition is this component in? Good What materials has this component been constructed from? Stained Glass Listing Information Does it have listed status? No History Maker Maker Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial MESSRS MORRIS AND SONS LTD OF KENNINGTON What role did they have in the making? Designer Image(s) Memorial Image Media ID 31777 Image Priority 0 What is the image's caption? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Copyright Statement Copyright Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Who is it credited to? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Who took or provided this image? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 35915 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 24923__mark_newton_24_september_2016.jpeg Media Image Height 1280 Media Image Width 850
Media ID 31777 Image Priority 0 What is the image's caption? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Copyright Statement Copyright Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Who is it credited to? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 Who took or provided this image? Mark Newton 24 September 2016 What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 35915 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 24923__mark_newton_24_september_2016.jpeg Media Image Height 1280 Media Image Width 850