Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
East Devon
Town
Newton Poppleford
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25362

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Current location

St Luke's Church
A3052
Newton Poppleford
East Devon
Devon
EX10 0DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 08562 89737
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHEEL CROSS OF ROUGH HEWN GRANITE SURMOUNTS TAPERING PLINTH. PLINTH STANDS ON TWO-STEPPED GRANITE BASE. ADDITIONAL STONE HAS BEEN ADDED AT FRONT TO ACCOMODATE WW2 NAMES.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN IN THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cody, Kingsley Mozart
Elliott, Herbert John
Ellis, Frederick
Hacker, Anthony John Kendall
Ham, William Edwin
Harding, Ernest Frank
Lart, Edward Collis De Virac
Lart, John Floyer Vincent
Lock, Maurice Charles
Page, Reginald
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 15
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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