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
25834

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Street
off Green Lane
Beaford
Torridge
Devon
EX19 8LX
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 55206 15005
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented wooden backboard supporting an engraved brass plaque. Cross above inscription. A single-line border, interrupted by the cross at top centre, encloses the inscription. First letters of principal words, numerals and cross infilled with red paint, remaining text and border infilled with black paint.
Inscription
+ / IN MEMORY OF / ALBERT DOWN / PTE. ROYAL ENGINEERS, / WHO DIED 29TH DEC. 1916. AGED 42. / "THY BROTHER SHALL RISE AGAIN."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Down, Albert
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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,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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