Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mid Devon
Town
Thorverton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25378

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Current location

ST THOMAS A'BECKET CHURCH
The Bury
Thorverton
Mid Devon
Devon
EX5 5NU
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 92463 02186
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY SQUARE PLINTH, TAPERING SHAFT AND SMALL WHEEL GRANITE STONE WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON TWO SIDES OF THE PLINTH IN BLACK LETTERING. DATE CARVED ONTO THE BASE
Inscription
6 o'clock face: PRO PATRIA/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (17 names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ 1914-1918 3 o'clock face: 1939 - 1945/ (5 names)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beddon, C V
Bishop, W
Cann, W
Holsgrove, W
Jones, W
Knapman, H
Knapman, J
Knapman, W
Langbeer, F
Langbeer, R E
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference

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