Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Torridge
- Town
- Beaford
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 25833
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Current location
All Saints Church
Church Street
Beaford
Torridge
Devon
EX19 8LW
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 55208 15008
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular plaque attached at each corner to wooden backboard. Plaque has double black border inscribed. Latin cross etched in top centre. Lettering inscribed in black.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HERBERT JOHN CANNON / MT ASC 706 COMPANY / WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN SERBIA / 9TH NOVEMBER 1918 AGED 37 YEARS / UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cannon, Hebert John
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death, age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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