Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Torridge
- Town
- Abbotsham
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25802
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Current location
PARISH CHURCH
Abbotsham
Torridge
Devon
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 425 264
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TABLET
- Inscription
- IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ ROBERT COLIN BOYD/ 2ND LIEUT (ACTING CAPT) 8TH BATTN DEVONSHIRE REGT/ YOUNGER SON OF ARCHIBALD BOYD, OF BELLEVUE, WESTWARD HO!/ HE FELL WHILE GALLANTLY LEADING HIS COMPANY/ AT BAZENTIN WOOD, SOMME, FRANCE. JULY 14TH 1916/ AGED 23 YEARS/ THY WILL BE DONE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Boyd, Robert Colin
See details - 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,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black - First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Backboard
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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