Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- Town
- Sidmouth
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69968
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Current location
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 0JL
England
OS Grid Ref: SY 14518 88712
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A Latin cross on the three steps stone base where situated on the concrete ground. Raised inscriptions on the faces of the steps. The first top step is square and the lower two steps octagonal.
- Inscription
- TOP STEP STONE BASE (FRONT): 'Laus Deo'/ REMEMBER THE MEN OF SALCOMBE REGIS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 TOP STEP STONE BASED (BACK): REMEMBER ALSO THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1939-1945 SECOND STEP STONE BASED: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson-morshead, Rupert
Barnes, Ralph R.
Blathwayt, Henry
Bown, Cecil
Burnell, James
Coates, Stanley
Cowan, Michael A I
Davies, Austin F
Dore, Austin F
Dore, Maurice I
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, initial, surname
Order of information: forename, initial, surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, initial, surname
Order of information: forename, initial, surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Listing information
- Salcombe Regis 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
- Condition
- SALCOMBE REGIS
- WMO ID: 179549
- Condition: Good [last updated on 25-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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