Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Mid Devon
- Town
- Morchard Bishop
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: Right Hon. the Earl of Portsmouth - Dedicated
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: The Rector (Rev. H. S. Watkins) assisted by Rev. J. Richards (United Methodist minster) - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25327
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Current location
Centre of Village,
Morchard Bishop War Memorial
Fore Street
Morchard Bishop
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 6NY
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 76969 07550
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth, rectangular sectioned shaft and integral Latin cross. Pinned-lead inscriptions on front faces of plinth and top step, names on flanking side faces of plinth and one top step face. Whole memorial is bordered by a kerbed gravelled area and enclosed by eight metal posts supporting two rows of perimeter linked-chain.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock plinth face : TO THE / UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / LEST WE FORGET 6 o'clock top step face : ALSO OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945 3 o'clock plinth face : (12 NAMES) 9 o'clock plinth face : (12 NAMES) 9 o'clock top step face : (4 NAMES -WW2) VE Anniversary Bench: TO COMMEMORATE / 50TH ANNIVERSARY / V E DAY 8TH MAY 1995
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Andrews, Sydney James
Ashmore, Ernest John
Bennett, Charles Albert
Buckingham, Cyril Cyrus
Cann, Albert
Chudley, Alfred
Conibeer, Edward John
Drew, Frederick Charles
Earle, Herbert John
Ellicott, John Burgoyne
See details for all 28 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 5650 mm, height c 4500 mm, width 5650 mm
Materials: Granite - Dartmoor
- Cross
- Listing information
- Morchard Bishop 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
- Morchard Bishop, Devon, 1st & 2nd World War Memorial
- WMO ID: 251335
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1992 : Runaway car knocked over one of the fence posts.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Parish Council
- Reference
- Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 21 May 1920 MORCHARD BISHOP "The war memorial is nearing completion"
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 16 July 1920 Morchard's HONOURED DEAD. WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED. (List of names)
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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