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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Torridge
Town
Westward Ho!
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899), Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients, Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45916

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTH DOOR
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Westward Ho!
Torridge
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 434 292
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE PLACED WITHIN A GLAZED CASE. HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION IN RED BLACK AND GOLD CALLIGRAPHY
Inscription
FRONT PAGE: THIS BOOK/ RECORDS THE NAMES OF/ THE OLD BOYS OF THE/ UNITED SERVICES COLLEGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING & COUNTRY/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE OTHER PAGES: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, G D
Anderson, J G
Bacon, B K W
Banning, P S
Baring, E
Bass, P B
Beadon, Colonel W
Beevor, C F
Bidgood, T A T
Bishop, K E
See details for all 117 names
Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,additional,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,additional,regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 114
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 114
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,additional,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,additional,regiment
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,regiment
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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