Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
South Hams
Town
Modbury
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25626

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Current location

Road junction of Church Walk with Church Street
Modbury War Memorial
Church Walk
Modbury
South Hams
Devon
PL21 0QN
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 65661 51632
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single-stepped square base surmounted by square sectioned sub and main plinths, followed by a moulded capstone and tapering square sectioned obelisk. Incised inscriptions and names on main plinth faces. Text infilled with black paint. The whole memorial stands at a road "T" junction.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: ERECTED / TO HONOUR THE MODBURY MEN / WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / 28 OF THEM WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY AND HUMANITY / GOD SAVE THE KING. // 3 and 9 o'clock faces: (28 NAMES) // 12 o'clock face: IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939 -1945. / (8 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barne, P O John
Blight, Harry
Blinker, John
Coyte, Walter
Davis, Maurice
Dillon, William
Hannaford, Wallace
Haskell, Arthur J
Hill, Charles
Hill, Sydney
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, service
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname with two exceptions
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, initials, surname, regiment or ship
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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