Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Pulpit or pulpit part
District
Mid Devon
Town
Zeal Monachorum
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25419

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
at the junction between Western Road and Churchill Gardens
Zeal Monachorum
Mid Devon
Devon
EX17 6EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 71985 04021
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WOODEN PULPIT COMPRISING FIVE PANELS - THE MAIN DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IS CARVED INTO PANEL 1 WITH THE 19 NAMES BEING CARVED IN TO PANELS 2 AND 4. A FIGURE OF CHRIST IS CARVED INTO THE CENTRAL PANEL OF THE PULPIT IN BETWEEN THE NAMES. ONE SENTENCE IS CARVED INTO THE FINAL PANEL.
Inscription
panel 1 - DEDICATED TO/ GOD IN GRATEFUL/ RECOGNITION OF THE/ BRAVERY OF THOSE/ VOLUNTEERS FROM/ THIS PARISH WHO/ DURING THE GREAT/ WAR GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS/ AND FREEDOM./ 1914 - 1919/ panel 2 - 10 names panel 3 - figure of Christ panel 4 - 9 names panel 5 - "Righteousness exalteth a nation"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Braund, Fred
Braund, Sidney
Brealy, Joseph
Burrow, Reginald
Fry, Arthur
James, Albert
Mann, Jack
Martin, Charles
Martin, George
Morgan, Rees
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pulpit
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER THE APOSTLE
  • 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
Responsibility
Church Authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference

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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