Atworth lies on the A 365 in West Wiltshire. I couldn’t help noticing its War Memorial as we passed through, and of course stopped to photograph it. It turned out to be a repurposed clock tower originally erected to commemorate Queen Victoria as the longest reigning UK monarch, which the plaque here notes. Note Great War 100th anniversary bench:-

Great War dedication. The cartouche also lists the names of those who served in The Great War:-

Second World War Dedication, below the depiction of Queen Victoria.  This Roll of Honour for those who served begins with the name of one serviceman killed. Note Second World War memorial bench, complete with dove of peace:-

In a small cemetery beside Atworth War Memorial lies the grave of Driver A R Brown, Royal Army Service Corps, died 6/6/1917, aged 22:-

Bathford is a village a few miles north of Bradford-on-Avon, where we stayed during our trip to Bath, Wells etc.

We stopped for a look around on pur way back north.

In the grounds of St Swithun’s Church I found its War Memorial, a cross surmounting a pillar on a square base with gabled edges:-

Dedications to both wars:-

Other names for both wars:-

Great War names:-

In the churchyard there was one war grave of Second Lieutenant E C Guillebauld, Worcestershire Regiment, 3/6/1915, aged 32:-

Midsomer Norton is a little further north than Stratton-on-the-Fosse. We were intrigued by the name and its similarity to a certain TV murder mystery series but Midsomer Norton is not twee nor quaint in the way the villages on that TV show are.

Its War Memorial is a cenotaph situated on a footbridge over the River Somer running by the main street:-

Great War names Andrews-Purnell:-

Great War names Rogers-Woods. Second World War names below:-

We passed through Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, on our way back north from Glastonbury. Its War Memorial, a pillar surmounted by a lantern cross, lies on the corner of the main A 367 road through and Church Road.

1914 – 1918 to the glorious memory of (names):-

1914 – 1918 on whose souls may God have mercy:-

1939-1945 dedication and names:-

Safe return dedication. In thanksgiving to God/ for the safe return of those/ who from this neighbourhood/ went to the Great Wars/ 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945:-

We had parked opposite Glastonbury’s War Memorial, a Celtic type cross surmounting a scrolled column,which stands by the main street.

Dedications and names:-

Great War Names Could-Mullins:-

Great War Names Parkes-Wootton:-

The War Memorial for the city of Wells in Somerset is in the grounds of St Cuthbert’s Church, on St Cuthbert’s Street. It has the form of a pillar surmounted by a lantern cross with bronze figures set on a square plinth above an octagonal base.

The Great War names are in square panels on the plinth. World War 2 names have been inscribed between the first and second octagonal steps:-

For Remembrance Day.

Duhallow is one of the many War Cemeteries you come upon in and around Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium. It lies beside the Diksmuidseweg on the  road designated N369 leading more or less north out of Ypres. In it there lie the remains of 1544 Commonwealth casualties plus 57 graves of other nationalities.

Cemetery from road:-

View from gates:-

Graves:-

One of the graves is of a Second World War soldier, Private D Morrell, Durham Light Infantry, who died on 29/5/1940, aged 21:-

Bath’s War Memorial lies just down from the Royal Crescent at the junction of Royal Avenue and Queen’s Parade Place. It takes the form of a memorial wall with a Cross of Sacrifice before it:-

The inscription on the cross reads:-

To the left of the memorial is a plaque in memory of those who died in air raids on the city:-

The first plaques on the left of the memorial wall are a Great War addendum plus a dedication to Forces, Civil Defence and Special PCs:-

Continuing from left to right are the Great War Names:-

The Great War Dedication, “They died for us, men of Bath who fell in the Great War 1914-1918” lies above the name plaques:-

Middle Great War plaque (World War 2 dedication below):-

Final Great War plaque:-

Second World War Names:-

Plaque to civilians and Service personnel:-

Post 1945 dedication and names:-

Bradford-on-Avon‘s War Memorial is an obelisk standing on a square base with urns at the base’s quarters. It occupies a small green space near the bridge over the Avon at the town’s centre:-

Great War dedication and names Adams-Curtis;-

Great War names, Dagger – White:-

Unveiling dedication:-

World War 2 dedication and names:-

The hotel we stayed at in Bradford-on-Avon was right beside the Kennet and Avon Canal:-

Canal lock at Bradford-on-Avon:-

In operation:-

This was once the lockkeeper’s house:-

We took a stroll along the canal and came upon a World War 2 pillbox:-

This small blue plaque on the pillbox states it was once part of a stop line which in case of invasion was intended to prevent German troops crossing the canal:-