Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Heanton Purchardon
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25560
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Current location
ON THE SOUTH WALL EAST OF THE DOOR
HEANTON PURCHARDON CHURCH
Eastacombe Lane,
Heanton Purchardon
North Devon
Devon
EX31 4DJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 50212 35590
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TWO BRASS PLAQUE EACH MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. WW1 PLAQUE IS ABOVE THE WW2 PLAQUE. INCISED INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- UPPER PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) LOWER PLAQUE: ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE/ IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Coates, P
Easterbrook, W H
Hoxtable, P F
Hutchings, W
Ley, W R
Newcombe, E W
Newcombe, P
Ridge, H
Sanders, A
Tucker, C
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: rank,surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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