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HIGHBRIDGE WORKS WAR MEMORIAL
SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY

World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Neil Olsen 2014

The memorial originally formed part of the north wall of Highbridge Station, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and was subsequently moved, when the staion closed, to the Garden of Remembrance, Southwell Court, Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset. The memorial takes the form of a large bronze tablet in relief, in Classical style, set against a wall which was part of the old staion. The relief shows a central wreath motive flanked by fluted columns and a triangular pediment above depicting a cross and crown. The inscription is on the pediment with the names of the fallen in the centre of the wreath below, a further four granite plaques with names of soldiers were added later and are attached to the stone base on which the memorial rests. There are 166 names listed for World War 1. The tablet was designed by a Somerset and Dorset apprentice and made in the Highbridge workshops. It was subscribed to by the staff of the locomotive, carriage, and waggon departments. The memorial was originally located at the locomotive works The memorial was originally unveiled 8 May 1922 by Sir Allen Garrett Anderson (director of the Midland Railway and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Committee) and dedicated by the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway © Mark Newton 7 October 2015 (WMR-24739)

1914 -1918
FOR
KING & COUNTRY
FREEDOM & HONOUR

"CALLED, TESTED, WORTHY, VICTORIOUS"

FOR FREEDOM
KING & COUNTRY AND HONOUR
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

Names within the wreath
BRUTON W
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BULLOCK WC
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CLARKE HE
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DICKER E
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GALE RW
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HILL AJ
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LANE AH
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LOCK WH
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MAGGS FC
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RABBITT SE
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SEALEY CH
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THOMPSON FT
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WEBB R
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Names in columns surrounding the wreath
ADAMS FJ
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ADAMS WL
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ALEXANDER DC
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AMESBURY RW
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AMESBURY W
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ANDREWS B
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ANDREWS F
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ANDREWS GT
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ANDREWS IP
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ARCHBUTT RC
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ARNOLD FJ
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ARNOLD G
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ASHMAN WC
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BAKER CP
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BAKER CWJ
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BAKER FW
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BALL EC
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BAMSEY CH
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BAMSEY RJ
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BANKS A
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BEALE FJ
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BERRYMAN J
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BIDDISCOMBE HG
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BOLWELL A
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BREADY WG
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BROWN AER
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BROWN CH
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BROWN EJ
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BRUFORD AG
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BURLAND FW
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CARR FG
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CARVER J
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CHAMPION WB
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CHAPMAN FS
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CLARKE TR
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CLEM DG
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CLIST AF
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COFFIN FW
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CONNIBEER WG
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COOK CA
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COOMBS J
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COX FH
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CRANE WJ
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CROCKER C
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CROSS E
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CROSS HS
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CURTIS BA B
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CURTIS OF
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DAWE WC
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DURSTON A
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DYER H
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DYER JP
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DYER W
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ELFORD FT
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EVRY HT
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EVRY V
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FLETCHER GG
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FRY PR
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GIFFORD F
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GRIMES F
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GUILFORD WH
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GUY CF
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GUY CW
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GUY HE
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HAGGETT F
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HAINES AJ
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HAINES HJ
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HANCOCK F
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HANSFORD AE
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HANSFORD RJ
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HARDY R
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HARPER J
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HARRIS WG
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HEMBRY LJ
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HEWISH GAW
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HILL EE
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HUNT ER
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ILEY RH
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JEFFERIES FJ
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KING AE
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KING AJ
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KINNERSLEY LJ
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KNIGHT GT
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LARCOMBE LF
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LEE SV
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LEWIS JT
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LOVE FJ
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LUKE AE
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MANLEY AE
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MANLEY EF
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MCCULLAGH DV
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MILES A
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MOORMAN R
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MORGAN BG
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MORRIS SA
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MORSE CH
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NORMAN WT
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OGDEN JHU
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O'LEARY GF
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PARSONS AH
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PARSONS JW
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PERHAM OW
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PITMAN SH
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PITT OEA
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POOLE JFF
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PRENTICE GT
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PUDDY SG
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PUDDY W
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RAWLINGS CW
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REDMAN SF
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ROSENBURG N
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ROWLAND RA
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RYAN HB
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RYAN WG
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SALWAY VJD
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SCADDING SG
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SHARPE EH
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SHARPE RK
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SHEEN AF
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SHIPP SN
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SLOCOMBE GF
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SNAITH A
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SPEED F
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SPREADBOROUGH EB
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SPREADBOROUGH T
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STELL J
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STOWAR WV
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STYLES W
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SUGG AW
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SWAINE HH
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TANNER AJ
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TAYLOR FE
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THATCHER HF
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TOOGOOD EJ
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TOSSEANO WG
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TROTT RJ
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TURNER WJ
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UPWARD RW
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VICARAGE E
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VOWLES IC
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WALKER JT
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WASHER S
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WESCOMBE AJ
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WHITE WA
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WILKINS RH
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WILKINS LF
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WILLMOTT AJ
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WINSOR RW
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WOODWARD HE
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WRIGHT HRJ
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WRIGHT WW
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YARD GE
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YOUNG HC
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GALLIPOLI
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MESOPOTAMIA

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW-WORKERS IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO LEFT THE LOCO. CARR. AND WAGON DEPTS OF THE SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY TO SERVE WITH THE FORCES DURING THE GREAT WAR

Last updated 11 December, 2020

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