Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Devon
Town
Kilmington
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7 May 1922
    Attended by:
  • Rededicated
    Date: 8 May 2022
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11 November 1947
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25332

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Current location

Roadside
junction with A35
Gammons Hill,
Kilmington War Memorial
Shute Road
Kilmington
East Devon
Devon
EX13 7RX
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 26954 98000
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth and tapering rectangular sectioned shaft with integral wheel cross. The front face of the plinth bears the WW1 dedication and names, with the WW2 dedication and names being on the step below. The inscriptions are incised and blacked. A Celtic-style design adorns the wheel cross section. The whole memorial is positioned on a raised earthen platform enclosed by stone walling to three sides and accessed frontally, by four steps from the roadside grass verge.
Inscription
Plinth face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF KILMINGTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN / THE GREAT WAR / (11 NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS Top step face : AND ALSO IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1945 / (3 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Botwood, E. K.
Bridges, R. H.
Chown, H. C.
Lockwood, E. N.
Loveridge, L. F.
Pound, R.
Sansom, W.
Trott, A.
Wilkinson, R. J.
Wood, R. G.
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname, manner of death, decoration, year died
    Order of information: Year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname, manner of death, year died
    Order of information: Year died
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Kilmington 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet November 2009, No. 119, p7 Kilmington Post-script

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