Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Hams
Town
Totnes
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1919
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Presented
    Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Old Boys And friends
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19/10/1950
    Attended by: Lt Col F.K. Windeatt Td DL for the WW2
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Lost
Not lost
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10208

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Current location

In the Library
King Edward VI Community College
Ashburton Road
Totnes
South Hams
Devon
TQ9 5JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 79691 61152
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • King Edward VI Grammar School
    Fore St
    Totnes
    South Hams
    Devon
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SX 805 605
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular brass plaque with oakleaf border, mounted on wooden backboard. School crest at top, centre, then commemoration, the names of the dead (in three columns) and those that served (in four). Small plaque at bottom outlines the background tot he memorial's creation.
Inscription
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL,/ TOTNES/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ OLD BOYS & MASTERS WHO SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919/ PRO PATRIA MORI/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ (NAMES)/ VIVAT FLOREAT TOTNES Separate Plaque - SUBSCRIBED AND ERECTED BY OLD BOYS/ AND FRIENDS NOV. 1919/ COMMITTEE/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, P C
Anthony, P L
Barten, M
Barter, I
Battershill, L F
Bearns, I
Beer, R H
Beer, Wm A M
Beveridge, G H S
Blackler, George
See details for all 172 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 174
    Served and returned: 136
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials or forename, rank (if officer), decorations
    Order of information: Dead then those that served (old boys then Masters), both lists by surname
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and Initial, Surname, Rank, Honour
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
The Old Totnesian Society
Reference
  • Old Totnesion Society Newsletter March/2000

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