Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Devon
Town
Chittlehampton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25286

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Current location

St Hieritha's Church
The Square,
Chittlehampton
North Devon
Devon
EX37 9QL
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 63599 25595
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR STONE TABLET WITH MOULDED FRAME AND INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTEIRNG GOLD PAINTED REGIMENTAL BADGE IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE TABLET
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGE RODOLPH TREFUSIS/ MAJOR ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT/ BORN AT CHITTLEHAMPTON 24 FEBRUARY 1875/ SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND THE/ GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918 AND DIED 23 MAY 1927/ HE WS THE ELDEST SON OF ROBERT BISHOP OF/ CREDITON VOCAR OF THIS PARISH 1867 - 1899/ AND OF ELSIE JANE HIS WIFE/ BORN SYDNEY N.S.W. 7 JUNE 1877/ AND DIED 16 APRIL 1946
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Trefusis, George Rodolph
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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,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1000MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST HIERITHA
  • Grade I
  • 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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