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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Somerset
- Town
- Dulverton
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24538
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Current location
South east corner
All Saints Church
Bank Square
Dulverton
West Somerset
Somerset
TA22 9BU
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 91456 28000
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden board with small nowy head. Gilded family crest above inscription and Royal Engineers badge below.
- Inscription
- IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ ROBERT HENRY COLLYNS MC/ CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR/ MAJOR, ROYAL ENGINEERS,/ WHO DIED ON JUNE 1ST 1918 OF WOUNDS/ RECEIVED IN ACTION ON MAY 29TH AND/ WAS BURIED AT EPERNAY, FRANCE,/ AGED 23
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Collyns, Robert Henry
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, surname, date of death, regiment, forename, place of burial, manner of death, age of death, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- 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
- Reference
- All Saints memorials at: www.exmoorher.co.uk/Monument/MSO9327
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