Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Devon
Town
Colyford
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25247

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL
ST MICHAELS CHURCH
Colyford
East Devon
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 251 927
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN STONE TABLET WITH INCISED ISNCRIPTION
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN MARTIN MAYNARD/ FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ROYAL AIR FORCE/ CROIX DE GUERRE/ KILLED ON FLYING DUTY/ 15 SEPTEMBER 1951 AGED 27 YEARS./ THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD/ AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
  • 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

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