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Memorials Wells Cathedral

These plaques in Wells Cathedral are dedicated to:

The peal rung to commemorate the signing of the Armistice in World War I.

The freemasons of Somerset who died in the First World War.

To the glory of God and in memory of those freemasons of Somerset who gave their lives for their king & country in the Great War 1914-1918
(names)
This tablet was erected and the figures of St. George & St. David were placed above the High Altar by their brethren. Their name liveth for evermore


The soldiers of the Somerset Light Infantry who gave their lives, a.o. in the Coalition Wars (1792-1815).

The men of the Somerset Regiment 2nd Boer War who died in the second Boer war.

To the glory of God and in memory of the officers and men of the Somerset Regiments who fell in the S. African war 1899-1902 from the county of Somerset 1903

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Simon Armstrong (1, 2, 3, 5), Michael Day (4)

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