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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Devon
Town
Crediton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10440

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL TO THE EAST OF THE MAIN DOOR
ST BONIFACES CHURCH
Church Street
Crediton
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 2AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 83589 00209
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque (positioned vertically) mounted onto a black stone backboard. Incised inscription in black lettering. At the top centre of the plaque there is depicted an incised and coloured coat of arms, which is a phoenix above a helmet and a shield decorated with three diamonds in the top left quarter and another three in the bottom right, and a phoenix in the bottom left and another in the top right. Scrolling foliate border with fleur-de-lys at each corner is etched on the plaque.
Inscription
TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/ LIEUT. FELIX DAVID MONTAGUE/ OF THE 2ND LINCOLN REGIMENT (10TH FOOT)/ WHO WAS BORN AT CREDITON/ APRIL 29TH 1894/ AND FELL GLORIOUSLY AT/ NEUVE CHAPELLE/ ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 10TH 1915./ "MY HEART IS TOWARD THOSE THAT OFFERED/ THEMSELVES WILLINGLY AMONG THE PEOPLE/ THAT JEOPARDED THEIR LIVES UNTO THE/ DEATH IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE FIELD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Montagu, F D
Montague, Felix David
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height c.914 mm, width c.610 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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