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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Mid Devon
Town
Culmstock
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25304
Current location

VILLAGE CENTRE NEAR THE CHURCH
Culmstock
Mid Devon
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 103 135
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH AND OBELISK. WW1 INSCRIPTION ON PLAQUE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLINTH AND WW2 INSCRIPTION ON PLAQUE ON ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PLINTH. WHOLE STANDS ON A CONCRETED AREA AND IS ENCLOSED BY A LOW POST AND CHAIN LINK FENCE WREATH AT THE BASE OF THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE OBELISK
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING GALLANT MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chichester, H A
Chichester, H A
Coles, S
Coles, S
Davis, J
Davis, J
Dunn, H
Dunn, H
Ford, W H
Ford, W H
See details for all 44 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 22
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment
    Order of information: rank,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename,rank,regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stainless Steel, Metal
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • THE WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • 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

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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