Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
North Devon
Town
Barnstaple
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25468

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Current location

The Grammar School was renamed The Park School in 1972.
Park Community School
Park Lane
Barnstaple
North Devon
Devon
EX32 9AX
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 56446 32026
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WOODEN BOARD DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. WW1 NAMES (IN A SINGLE COLUMN) ARE CARVED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND WW2 NAMES (IN FOUR COLUMNS) ARE CARVED ON THE LARGER SECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. CARVED SCHOOL CREST WITH MOTTO ON BANNER BENEATH IT AT THE TOP OF EACH BOARD. FOLIATE DESIGN CARVED AT THE TOP AND FLOWER BOSSES CARVED AT THE SIDE AS PART OF THE FRAME. THERE IS ALSO A BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE WITH A PHOTO AND BIOGRAPHY OF EACH OF THE DEAD.
Inscription
LEFT HAND SIDE: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEM/ ORY OF THE VALOUR AND ENDUR/ ANCE OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS/ SCHOOL WHO FOUGHT IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919, ESPECIALLY/ WOULD WE KEEP IN MIND/ (NAMES)/ WHO BOUGHT OUR FREE-/ DOM WITH THEIR LIVES/ "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS" RIGHT HAND SIDE: IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bale, Reginald
Buckingham, Stanley
Fear, Leslie
Perrin, Charles
Squire, Arthur
Trick, Samuel
Verset, Emile
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 44
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 44
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, Initials
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
1998: ROLL OF HONOUR RELOCATED INTO THE SCHOOL FOYER
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
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