Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Barnstaple
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55463
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Current location
Plaque is near West Wall
south side of central nave
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene Church
Butchers Row
Barnstaple
North Devon
Devon
EX31 1BW
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 55829 33219
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque. Inscription enclosed with fine black edging. At each corner are decorative brass fixings
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM BARLOW/ OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS/ (LATE OF EBBERLY LAWN BARNSTAPLE/ WHO DIED AT FORT PITT HOSPITAL/ CHATHAM, 3rd NOV. 1918 AGED 35/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER/ I have fought a good fight/ I have finished my course/ I have kept the faith.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barlow, William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, date of death,regiment,forename,age, relationships, place of death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: By his mother
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