Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Torridge
- Town
- Abbotsham
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients, Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2909
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Current location
Near Church door
St Helens Church
Abbotsham
Torridge
Devon
EX39 5AP
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 42399 26412
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Plain Latin square Cross on square plinth and three-stepped base. Commemoration on front of plinth: WW1 names either side of plinth, WW2 on face of highest step of base. There is a stone tablet set into the ground in front of the memorial that carries the commemoration to the VC recipient.
- Inscription
- Memorial - TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR GOD KING AND COUN/- TRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Tablet - Thomas Arthur VC/ Royal Artillery/ Born this parish 1825/ Invested June 1856 by/ Queen Victoria
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bale, J
Blackmore, P B
Boyd, R C
Braithwaite, P P
Churchill, J
Cloke, W
Hearn, J
Heriz-smith, A J C
Newton-king, A R
Pine-coffin, T J
See details for all 13 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: forename,additional
Order of information: Undefined - Crimean War (1853-1856)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Forename, Award
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Abbotsham
- WMO ID: 172254
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 24-11-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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