Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- West Devon
- Town
- Torquay
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 August 2005
Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN - Dedicated
Date: 11 August 2005
Attended by: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 56155
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Current location
Corbyn' Head
Torbay Road
Torquay
West Devon
Devon
TQ2 6RG
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 90735 63198
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Pyramid shaped Granite Memorial on a Granite Base Metal Plaque at base, one on each side and two circular brass plaques
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock: IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ BRITAIN'S/ VOLUNTEER ARMY/ 1939 - 1944/ 10TH BATTALION HOME GUARD/ TORBAY/ (PLAQUE AT BASE OF PYRAMID) WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 3 o'clock: 1206/ HOME GUARDS/ KILLED/ BY ENEMY ACTION/ DURING/ THE WAR 12 o'clock: KILLED/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE AT/ CORBYN HEAD/ 11TH AUGUST 1944/ (Names) (Plaque at base of pyramid) NATIONAL/ HOME GUARD/ MEMORIAL/ Dedicated 11th August 2005 9 o'clock: KILLED/ BY/ ENEMY ACTION/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Blackett, F W J
Buckingham, G
Crickett, C R
Houghton, W G
Kinch, W S
Roe, A
Shwick, J H F
Weeks, S J (ginger)
Wellington, F G
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 460mm, height 820mm, width 990mm
Materials: Granite - Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 160mm, width 350mm
Materials: Brass - Base
Measurements: depth 900mm, height 150mm, width 1860mm
Materials: Granite - Plaques
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 160mm dia, width 160mm dia
Materials: Brass
- Stone of remembrance
- 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
- Costs
Site: NIL
Comments: The Turning Point Heritage Trust Lottery Grant arranged the erection of the Corbyn Head Memorial. The monument was donated by The Co-operative Funeral Services.
Memorial: Nii- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
Details: Donated by Cooperative funerals - Reference
- Daily Express p37, 12/08/2005
- The Courier and Advertiser 12/08/2005
- Marlborough Gazette & Herald online, 23/08/2005
- BBC News Online 11/08/2005
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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