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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Hams
Town
South Pool
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55871

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Current location

Close to south door,
St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac's Churchyard
Church Lane
off North Pool Lane
South Pool
South Hams
Devon
TQ7 2RW
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 77623 40363
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rough-hewn, rectangular sectioned, tapering granite plinth surmounted by a rough-hewn rectangular sectioned tapering shaft and integrated cross. Inscription and names are formed by pinned-lead lettering across one smoothened face of plinth. Lettering legible but weathered.
Inscription
IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918 / " THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE " / (10 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ford, Philip Prowse
Froude, John Aubrey
Grant, Ernest
Parker, Frederick James
Parker, Walter
Prettejohn, George Jarman
Stumbles, Frederick
White, William Edgar George
Wood, Henry
Wood, William Ernest
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • South Pool 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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