Somerset editor of SDNQ 1917-1953.
Born 13 November 1879.
Died 12 November 1970.
Obituary (SDNQ, vol. 29, p.177)
PREBENDARY G.W. SAUNDERS, M.A.
Readers will have heard with great regret of the death of Preb. George W. Saunders, formerly Vicar of Martock and Treasurer of Wells Cathedral. He had served with great distinction as Editor for Somerset from 1917 until 1953 and continued as a member of the Editorial Committee until last year. His devoted service to this journal will long be appreciated and remembered.
Publications
G.W. Saunders, Martock and the Great War 1914-1918: a record of work and service (Martock, 1920)
G.W. Saunders, The church of All Saints, Martock (Yeovil, 1929)
G.W. Saunders, Martock waywardens’ accounts, 1675-1817 (1929)
G.W. Saunders, The parish church at Odcombe: SS. Peter and Paul (Yeovil, 1932)
G.W. Saunders, An historical sketch of North Perrot, its church and manor (1932)
G.W. Saunders, An historical sketch of Norton-Sub-Hamdon, its church and manor (1932)
G.W. Saunders, The parish church of Chiselborough: An outline of its history (1932)
G.W. Saunders, Notes on the history of the hundred of Martock (Yeovil, 1935)
G.W. Saunders, Montacute: its house, abbey gate and church (Yeovil, 1935)
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