Lives of the First World War

Names on the war memorial cross at West Lydford, Somerset

The war memorial cross at West Lydford, Somerset

The Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers war memorial in Bath Abbey

LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, France, Seine-et-Marne La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves. The monument is constructed of white Massangis stone and surmounted by a sarcophagus onto which military trophies are laid. At the four corners of the pavement on which the monument stands are stone columns supporting urns which bear the coats of arms of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom. The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928.

Outside St Peter's church in West Lydford. A beautiful setting next to a 17th Century bridge over the River Brue. 09 Feb 2013 West Lydford, Somerset

The lost soldiers of the Somerset Light Infantry who were part of the British Expeditionary Force in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave are commemorated at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

British, Victory and Star medals, plus a clasp.

Name: Walter Tudgay Registration Year: 1884 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Shepton Mallet Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 485

BOND OF SACRIFICE - FIRST WORLD WAR PORTRAITS COLLECTION