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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Torridge
Town
Holsworthy
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2881

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Current location

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St Peter and St Paul
North Road
Holsworthy
Torridge
Devon
EX22 6EJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 34356 03909
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rough hewn celtic cross on tapered plinth and base surmounting two steps enclosed in chained area with rough hewn posts.
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/BY THE PARISHIONERS OF HOLSWORTHY/(WW1 NAMES)/IN MEMORY OF/(WW2 NAMES)/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE 1939-1945 WAR/GIVE UNTO THY SERVANTS THAT PEACE WHICH THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE Base: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bromwell, Edmund Westawav
Cann, William John
Cerry, William
Cloak, Alfred
Cornish, Wilfred C
Cowling, Lionel R
Cowling, Thomas
Daniel, William Edgar
Daniel, W Kenneth
Denner, Lewis
See details for all 62 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1000MM, height 4000MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Holsworthy 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
Reference
  • Bideford Gazette, 16 November 1948, p.2.

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