St Peter and St Paul

Weston-in-Gordano

Roll of Honour

"Pray for the souls of choristers of this church"

Lionel SULLEY

Private 20603. 7th Battalion.,Somerset Light Infantry. Born Weston-in-Gordano. Enlisted Portishead. Killed in action on Saturday 16th September 1916. Buried Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. 11.A.2.
Charles OLDFIELD

Private 19365. 5th Battalion.,Dorset Regiment. Born Weston-in-Gordano. Enlisted Taunton. Resident Weston-in-Gordano. Formerly Somerset Light Infantry 25488. Died Friday 13th April 1917. Buried Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. 1V.C.18.
George OLDFIELD

John George Oldfield. Private 2nd/4th Battalion., Somerset Light Infantry. Born Weston-in-Gordano.Enlisted Taunton. Resident Weston-in-Gordano.Killed in action Wednesday 21st November 1917 in Egypt. Buried Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. N.53.

Harry COOMBS

Harry James Coombs. Corporal 200651. 1st/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion (T.F.).,Gloucestershire Regiment. Born and enlisted Bristol. Killed in action on Tuesday, 9th October 1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 72 to 75.
Jack COOMBS

No details found.
Harry LLEWELLYN

Private 202258 2/4th Battalion.,Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). Attached Base.,Royal Engineers. Born and resident Weston-in-Gordano. Enlisted Bristol. Died Thursday 24th October 1918. St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Row 2.
Charles KITCHEN

Bombadier 620082 18th Brigade.,Royal Horse Artillery. Son of Joseph J and Sarah A Kitchen of Weston Cottages, Weston-in-Gordano. Born Trehallon, Glamorgan. Enlisted Portishead. Died on Tuesday 29th October 1918 aged 26. Palestine. Buried Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. XXV11.G.5.

Non Choristers 1914 - 1918

John THILL

No details found.                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Guy SHUFFLEBOTHAM

Captain 7th Battalion.,Son of John Henry and May Shufflebotham (nee Lester) of Hazelford, Mount Nebo, Taunton. Native of Staplegrove, Somerset. 4 years in O.T.C.King's College, Taunton. Died Sunday 3rd September 1916 aged 20. Buried Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France. X1V.E.3.
Albert PEARCE

No details found.
Albert BESSANT

No details found.

1939 - 1945

Second World War casualties are commemorated on a small, red, wooden plaque inside the church.

Richard James SYMES

Stoker 2nd Class.,H.M.S.Neptune, Royal Navy.Died on Friday 19th December 1941 aged 21. Son of Charles and Laura W.Symes of Weston-in-Gordano, Somerset. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom. Panel 54 Column 1.
Joseph OAKES

Corporal 3651275.1st Battalion.,South Lancashire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Janet Oakes, husband of Irene Oakes of Weston-in-Gordano. Died on Thursday 12th October 1944 aged 35. Buried Venrey War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. 111.D.9.
Arthur Osmond MARTIN

No details found.
Leonard MARSHALL

Private 4753854. East Yorkshire Regiment. Died on Monday 15th July 1946 aged 26. Son of HazelGeorge and Mary Marshall of Weston-in-Gordano. Buried Weston-in-Gordano (SS Peter and Paul) Churchyard, Somerset, United Kingdom. Row 3 Grave 6.

There is also a plaque in the church porch commemorating the installation of a 1939 - 1945 Victory Bell.

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