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War Memorials

The following inscription is taken from the war memorial in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St. Leonard:

 

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THIS PARISH, WHO FOUGHT AND GAVE
THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

"BY THE SOUL ONLY, THE NATIONS
SHALL BE GREAT AND FREE" WORDSWORTH

 

CHARLES R. ALLDER
WILLIAM BANWELL
JAMES BAKER
JOSEPH W. BIGGS
ARTHUR BLEWITT
SIDNEY BAINES
ARTHUR BRANTOM
THOMAS J. BATES
GEORGE BATES
EDWARD BOTTERILL
JOHN CHEVENS
FREDERICK CROXFORD

JOHN FREEMAN
WILLIAM FREEMAN
HENRY HAGGERWOOD
ROBERT H. HANKIN
FREDERICK B. HANKIN
GEORGE HOLMES
ALBERT HORLEY
HARRY MONEY
RALPH NEALE
ARTHUR J. PEARSON
FREDERICK PARAGREEN
PERCIVAL ROSE

   
FREDERICK ROLLS
FRANCIS W. STRONG
BENJAMIN C. STRONG
JOSEPH STONE
ALFRED STONE
ROBERT STROAT
WILLIAM TEN
AMOS THOMPSON
THOMAS WOOLHEAD
GEORGE WEBB

ALFRED CHRISTOPHER DANCER
HORACE PRATT
EDWARD STONE
NORA TOMPKINS

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1939 -1945

J. BOND
W. J. HACK
F. D. PUDDEPHATT
F. J. STONE
J. WHITING

Heath & Reach War MemorialHeath & Reach War Memorial - Inscription 1
Heath & Reach War Memorial - Inscription 2
Heath & Reach War Memorial - Inscription 3
Heath & Reach War Memorial - Inscription 4

War Graves in the churchyard:  

15719 Corporal

R. SPROAT

Somerset Light Infantry
17th November 1918

Heath & Reach War grave of R. Sproat

158742 Sapper

A. THOMPSON

Royal Engineers
10th May 1916   Age 27

At Rest

Heath & Reach War grave of A. Thompson