Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Devon
Town
Chawleigh
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25270

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Current location

St. James' Church
Chawleigh
Mid Devon
Devon
EX18 7HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 71208 12661
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass inscription plaque mounted onto a nowy-headed marble surround and framed in wood. Incised inscription in white capital letters. Brass cross in the upper centre of the backboard. Incised foliate design in the upper corners of the plaque.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO MADE THE/ GREAT SACRIFICE IN THE WAR 1914 - 1918/ (12 names)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bater, Samuel
Fulford, William
Harris, William
Rippin, Ernest
Rowe, Henry Price
Smallman, Frank
Tonkin, Ernest N
Tremain, Walter
Warren, John
Webber, George
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: Surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Church of St. James
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference

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