Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Mid Devon
Town
Crediton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25293

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Current location

Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him Who Hung Thereon
Church Street
Crediton
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 2AH
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 83627 00155
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Holy Cross Church
    Crediton
    Mid Devon
    Devon
    EX17 2AH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SS 83627 00155
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
ORGAN WITH DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE AND WOODEN ROLL OF HONOUR BOARD. PLAQUE IS RECTANGULAR WITH CARVED OUT LETTERING. BOARD HAS CANOPIED TOP AND NAMES IN PAINTED WHITE LETTERING IN THREE COLUMNS. AT THE BASE IS THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE WITHIN A GLAZED CASE RED ENAMELLED CROSS WITHIN A CROWN ON THE PLAQUE
Inscription
PLAQUE: THIS ORGAN WAS ERECTED IN 1921 TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CREDITON WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR THEIR NAMES/ ARE RECORDED ON THE TABLET IN THE/ SOUTH AISLE/ "ONLY THOSE ARE CROWNED AND SAINTED/ WHO WITH GRIEF HAVE BEEN ACQUAINTED/ MAKING NATINOS NOBLER, FREER." BOARD: CREDITON PARISH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ FORGET US NOT O LORD FOR WHICH WE FELL/ BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 138
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 138
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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