Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained glass windows, commemorating the remembered plus his father with the inscription below the windows.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St John the Baptist church
Street
Frost Street
Town
Hatch Beauchamp
District
Taunton Deane
County
Somerset
Country
England
Postcode
TA3 6SW
OS map ref
ST 30602 21122
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE HONOUR OF GOD IN MEMORY OF (...) / AND OF HIS SON LIEUT WILLIAM GEORGE RABAN OF H.MS / XL10 REGT WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION CABOOL ON THE 01 NOVR. MDCCCXLI IN THE XXV YEAR OF HIS AGE.

Note;
XL = 44
MDCCCXLI = 1841
XXV = 25
War
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
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
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c6096
How wide is the component?
c1828.
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Ceremony
Ceremony
References
References
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
160001
Close up of inscription
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Close up of inscription
Copyright Statement
Paul Cooper
Who is it credited to?
Paul Cooper
Date Taken
16/05/2023
Who took or provided this image?
Paul Cooper
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Image Suitability
Suitable
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
4032
Media ID
160002
Full view
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Full view
Copyright Statement
Paul Cooper
Who is it credited to?
Paul Cooper
Date Taken
16/05/2023
Who took or provided this image?
Paul Cooper
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Image Suitability
Suitable
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
4032
Media ID
199376
Stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Lieutenant W G Raban
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
08/2025
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1134
Media Image Width
2016
Media ID
199377
Stained glass windows
What is the image's caption?
Lieutenant W G Raban
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
08/2025
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1134
Media Image Width
2016
Media ID
199378
Stained glass window inscription
What is the image's caption?
Lieutenant W G Raban
Copyright Statement
Sharky Ward
Who is it credited to?
Sharky Ward
Date Taken
08/2025
Who took or provided this image?
Sharky Ward
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1134
Media Image Width
2016