Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Devon
Town
Dunkeswell
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25485

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Current location

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Dunkeswell
East Devon
Devon
EX14 4QA
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 140 070
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED MARBLE TABLET WITH INSCRIPTION IN BLACK INCISED LETTERING.
Inscription
IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE ARTHUR JAMES RICHARDS,/ DEVONSHIRE REGT. / KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION 20TH JULY 1940, / AGED 23 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
  • 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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