Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Teignbridge
Town
Chudleigh
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25830

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Current location

NORTH WALL OF THE CHANCEL
ST MARTIN AND ST MARY CHURCH
Chudleigh
Teignbridge
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 867 794
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
NOWY-HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A DARK GREEN MARBLE BASE. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ RUPERT FARQUHAR, M.C./ LIEUT. 4TH BATTALION GRENADIER GUARS/ SECOND SON OF/ ERNEST AND THERESA FARQUHAR/ BORN 7TH JULY 1887/ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE NEAR YPRES/ 17TH SEP. 1917 AGED 20/ BURIED IN THE BRITISH CEMETERY, CANADA FARM,/ ELVERDINGHE, BELGIUM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Farquhar, Rupert
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 55MM, height 550MM, width 790MM
    Materials: Marble - Green
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 25MM, height 430MM, width 685MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST MARTIN
  • Grade I
  • 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

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