Use this image under non-commercial licence
This image was created and shared by: Neil Webster
The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Neil Webster (WMR-25674)
Embed
HTML: BBCode:
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Parracombe
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25674
Current location
St Petroc's Church
Parracombe
North Devon
Devon
EX31 4RJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 67471 44946
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three stepped octagonal base surmounted by tapering plinth and wheel cross. Inscription on the top step and on the base of the front face of the shaft.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: 1971: (NAME)/ 1939/ (NAMES)/ 1945/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE/ PARRACOMBE MEN WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919. 4.30 AND 7.30 FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Antell, E J
Lang, W J H
Leworthy, J
Lock, W
Nicholls, W
Rottenbury, H J
Somerwill, J
Walters, F E
See details for all 8 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- 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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-25674
For queries, please contact [email protected]