Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Devon
Town
Instow
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25610

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL TO THE EAST OF THE SIDE DOOR
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Worlington Hill,
Instow
North Devon
Devon
EX39 4LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 47975 30992
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK AND RED LETTERING REGIMENTAL CREST INCISED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WALTER GERALD PALMER/ CAPTAIN 113TH INFANTRY, INDIAN ARMY/ KILLED IN ACTION ON AERIAL RECONNAISANCE, NEAR/ KUT-EL-AMARA, MESOPOTAMIA, MARCH 5TH 1916/ WHILE SERVING WITH THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS./ AGED 32 YEARS./ HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE STAFF COLLEGE, QUETTA/ AND WAS MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES./ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Palmer, Walter Gerald
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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