Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Exeter
Town
Middlemoor
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04 August 1948
    Attended by: Sir John Daw, Chairman of the Devon Standing Joint Committee
  • Dedicated
    Date: 04 August 1948
    Attended by: Prebendary G.L.A. Heslop (Chaplain to the Constabulary) conducted the service
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25191

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Current location

Devon and Cornwall Police Headquarters
Sidmouth Road
Middlemoor
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7NR
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 95763 92099
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque, with the Devon Constabulary crest and motto at top-centre and an embossed rose at each corner, fixed to an oak backboard. (The quote included in the inscription, "There is but one task for all - one life for each to give. What stands if England fall? Who dies if England live?", is from Rudyard Kipling's For All We Have And Are).
Inscription
IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS FORCE/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (NAMES)/ "THERE IS BUT ONE TASK FOR ALL - ONE LIFE FOR EACH TO GIVE/ WHAT STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL? WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE?"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Frederick
Duncombe, Jack
Leatherland, Leslie Gordon
Lock, Maurice Charles
Mayne, Kenneth George
Munton, George Robert
Southcott, Ernest Robert
Webber, Raphael
Williams, Ronald George
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 485mm, width 690mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Devon and Cornwall Police
Reference

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