Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Teignbridge
Town
Widecombe In The Moor
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50991

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Current location

On the north wall beside the organ
St Pancras Church
B3387
Widecombe In The Moor
Teignbridge
Devon
TQ13 7TA
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 71876 76799
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall-mounted granite tablet with incised inscription.
Inscription
IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF/ HENRY BROOME/ PTE RPYAL WEST KENT REGT/ FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS WITH THE FAMILY OF/ A N RADCLIFFE OF THIS PARISH, HE GAVE/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY NEAR YPRES/ ON 14TH DEC 1916/ GIVE THANKS FOR THE GLORY OF THE DEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Broome, Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PANCRAS
  • Grade I
  • 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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