Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Devon
Town
Beer
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25192

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Current location

St Michael's Church
Fore Street
Beer
East Devon
Devon
EX12 3EJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 22932 89368
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A granite cross with a foliate design on the arms and set on a tapering shaft and rough hewn square stone plinth, with three rough hewn hexagonal steps below. The plinth bears the dedication on its front face, with the WW1 names on the faces each side. The WW2 names are inscribed on the front and sides of the second step down, with a further dedication on the front of the second step. The inscriptions are leaded and painted black.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD"/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, Walter Tom
Ayres, William
Bartlett, Anthony
Butcher, Dennis William
Carslake, George
Carslake, William
Cawley, Lester Thomas
Chapple, David
Chapple, Norman
Clarke, Walter George W
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - with two added names
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to front
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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