Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Teignbridge
Town
Kenton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25928

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Current location

VILLAGE GREEN
Kenton
Teignbridge
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 950 830
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
GRANITE COLUMN ON A MOULDED PLINTH
Inscription
(FRONT) IN PROUD, HONOURED & LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH, WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY, IN/ THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919./ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" ECCLUS XLIV 14/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ ST JOHN XV 13/ "I SAW THEM THAT HAD GOTTEN THE VICTORY OVER/ THE BEAST STAND ON THE SEA OF GLASS,/ HAVING THE HARPS OF GOD" REV XV 2 (SIDES) (WW1 NAMES) (REVERSE) ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ IN LIKE SPIRIT FELL DURING/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, William John
Bricknell, Albert E
Causley, Frederick O
Clarke, James Rice
Colmill, Austin
Dymond, Albert W
Ellidtt, Harold B R
Frank Henderson, July
Lamacraft, Sydney
Lamacraft, Wlater
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename
    Order of information: year died,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations,year died
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Kenton War Memorial
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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