Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Devon
Town
Branscombe
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25198

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Current location

St Winifred's Church
Street
Branscombe
East Devon
Devon
EX12 3BE
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 19558 88504
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CROSS OF ROUGH-HEWN GRANITE SET ON TWO-STEPPED STONE BASE, TOP STEP IS SMOOTH, BOTTOM STEP ROUGH-HEWN. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE STEPS. The inscription panels have been cleaned and the inscriptions reblacked.
Inscription
SIDE ONE: FOR GOD/ FOR KING/ FOR COUNTRY/ 1914-1919 SIDE TWO: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES) SIDE THREE: SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU MAY REAP/ A NOBLER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP SIDE FOUR: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, William H
Butter, Frank
Dean, Harold W R
Gush, Victor A
Northcott, Charles L
Perry, Arthur W T
Perry, Tom
Perryman, Percy
Perryman, Sidney
Quick, Albert J
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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