Major Miles Barne and Captain Seymour Barne

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Reference WMO/140497

Address:

St James' Church

St James' Street

Dunwich

IP17 3DX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A plaque in the church records the Barne Borthers who both died in 1917. They are also recorded on the main village memorials. The memorial is on the north wall, near the chancel arch. Inscription: To the Beloved Memory of Brothers who died for King and Country Miles Barne Major Scots Guards DSO of Sotterly and Dunwich 17 September 1917 Seymour Barne Captain 20th Hussars MC attached Royal Flying Corps France 23 April 1917 Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends
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TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF BROTHERS WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY MILES BARNE/ MAJOR THE SCOTS GUARDS/ DSO/ OF SOTTERLEY & DUNWICH/ FRANCE/ SEP 17 1917 SEYMOUR BARNE/ CAPTAIN THE 2OTH HUSSARS/ MC/ ATTACHED ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ FRANCE/ APRIL 23RD 1917 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

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