Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Devon
Town
Bradninch
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25488

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Current location

Located in the forecourt of the town hall
Town Hall
Guildhall Square / Fore Street / Millway
Bradninch
Mid Devon
Devon
EX5 4NL
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 99962 03992
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TWO-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE TAPERING PLINTH, SHAFT AND WHEEL CELTIC CROSS. MEMORIAL FORMED OF GRANITE. INSCRIPTION ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLINTH AND ON THE SIDES OF THE STEPS. THE MEMORIAL STANDS WITHIN AN OCTAGONAL AREA CONSTRUCTED WITH GRANITE KERBING, INSIDE WHICH, IS A GRASS VERGE BEFORE THE BASE. THERE IS A BRONZE SHIELD ATTACHED TO THE FRONT FACE OF THE CROSS WHICH PORTRAYS A PHOENIX. ALL OF THE NAMES AND INSCRIPTION COMPRISES BLACK CAPITAL LETTERS.
Inscription
front face - FAITHFUL TO KING AND COUNTRY/ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF BRADNINCH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ "BECAUSE YOU LIVE, THOUGH OUT OF SIGHT AND REACH,/ I WILL, SO HELP ME GOD, GIVE BRAVELY TOO"/ (52 names) below the main plinth and on the front 3 faces of the top octagonal base - ALSO OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945/ (12 names)/ below this and on the first octagonal base - WAR IN KOREA/ (1 name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beer, E G
Bowden, H
Bryant, E F
Burrows, F J
Chamberlain, E
Coleman, F W
Collins, F J
Copp, S A
Copp, T
Danielss, A E
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 50
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: forename initials, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height c 3700mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Bradninch 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
Responsibility
The responsibility for the upkeep of the Memorial is that of the local council and it is maintained by Bradninch Royal British Legion

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