Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Devon
Town
Bow
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25254

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Current location

ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH
Walson Road
Nymet Tracey,
Bow
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 6JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 72734 00664
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERING PLINTH, SHAFT AND CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLINTH AND THE TWO TOP STEPS. THREE FLOWER HOLDERS STAND ON THE GROUND ON THE FRONT FACE.
Inscription
(NAMES)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brealey, Ernest
Down, John Thomas
Edworthy, Ernest
Edworthy, Walter
Holmes, Charles
Luscombe, Ernest H Jarman
Northcote, Percival L
Phillips, Fenton E Stanley
Pike, Walter James
Rodgers, George
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Bow Parish War Memorial Cross
  • 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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