Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Shelter
- District
- Mid Devon
- Town
- Crediton
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25292
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Current location
NEXT TO THE PUBLIC GARDENS
Union St
Crediton
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 3AN
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 83439 00228
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- OCTAGONAL OPEN-SIDED SHELTER WITH TILED ROOF SURMOUNTED BY TILED STEEPLE AND CROSS. NAMES CARVED ONTO A CENTRAL STONE
- Inscription
- CREDITON TOWN AND HAMLETS WAR MEMORIAL/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ ADEN (NAME)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, E
Auber, C St L
Backwell, W
Baker, E J
Bere, O A
Bere, S E
Bere, S E
Berry, W
Blatchford, W H
Blathcford, L W
See details for all 137 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 135
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 135
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 40
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- CREDITON WAR MEMORIAL
- 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
- Condition
- Crediton and Hamlets
- WMO ID: 98856
- Condition: Good [last updated on 24-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2001: APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM ENGLISH HERITAGE
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CREDITON TOWN COUNCIL
- Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
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