Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- West Devon
- Town
- Whitchurch
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45910
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Current location
ST ANDREWS CHURCH
Whitchurch
West Devon
Devon
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 493 727
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN ROUGH HEWN LATIN CROSS ON SQUARE PLINTH AND THREE STEP SQUARE BASE IHS ECCLESIASTICAL SYMBOL WITH ARROW AND SNAKE ON FRONT FACE
- Inscription
- TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF OUR/ BRAVE WHITCHURCH PARISHIONERS/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES). 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ash, R J
Astley-cooper, P B
Bennett, V R
Compton-lundie, E W
Cordner, A A
Creber, S J
Daw, W W
Donaldson, R G
Fox, R W
Friend, S G
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,decorations
Order of information: rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 2290MM, height 3360MM, width 2290MM
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Whitchurch 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
- Condition
- Whitchurch
- WMO ID: 78985
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-05-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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