Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Devon
Town
Shirwell
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25678

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Shirwell
North Devon
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 598 375
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
METAL PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION. INCISED FOLIATE BORDER
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ "REQUIESCANT IN PACE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Booth, W M James
Dyer, Frank
Friend, Ernest Wm
Friend, Thomas Wilton
Gammon, George
Gould, Albert Edward
Jewell, George
Platt, Horace G
Platt, John R
Shaxton, Thomas
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank,surname,forename,regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER
  • Grade I
  • 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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