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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Devon
Town
Bere Ferrers
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th September 2001
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25998

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Current location

St Andrews Church
riverside
Bere Ferrers
West Devon
Devon
PL20 7JN
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 46026 63475
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with inscription in black and red lettering.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ (Names)/ PRIVATES IN THE NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (28TH REINFORCEMENTS) WHO/ WERE KILLED IN BERE FERRERS RAILWAY STATION WHILE GETTING OUT OF THEIR TROOP/ TRAIN SEP 24TH 1917. THEY HAD JUST LANDED AT PLYMOUTH AND WERE ON THEIR WAY/ TO JOIN THEIR COMRADES ON SALISBURY PLAIN. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN THEIR/ HONOUR AND MEMORY BY THE PEOPLE OF BERE FERRERS PARISH AND OTHER ADMIRERS/ IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR LOYALTY AND SELF SACRIFICE IN COMING FROM THEIR FAR OFF/ HOMES TO FIGHT FOR ENGLAND IN THE GREAT WAR FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Bere Alston War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • 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
Reference
  • ST ANDREW'S CHURCH A SHORT HISTORY AND GUIDE

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