Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Torridge
Town
Appledore
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26050

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Current location

Adjacent to St. Mary's Churchyard,
Appledore War Memorial
Churchfield Road
Appledore
Torridge
Devon
EX39 1RL
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 46461 30638
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Five-stepped square base surmounted by a two-stage square sectioned plinth, incorporating an overhanging mould-edged capstone and tapering square sectioned obelisk. Inscriptions on all four faces of upper and lower stages of plinth. Incised inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription
Front upper face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / APPLEDORE HEROES / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. / 1914 - 1918 / NAVY / (11 NAMES) / Front lower face : NAVY 1939 - 1945 / (10 NAMES) Left upper face : ARMY / (28 NAMES) / Left lower face : ARMY 1939 - 1945 / (8 NAMES) Right upper face : MERCANTILE MARINE / (16 NAMES) / (2 NAMES, ARMY) Right lower face : R.A.F. 1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES) Rear upper face : MERCANTILE MARINE / (16 NAMES) / Rear lower face : MERCHANT NAVY 1939 - 1945 / (10 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, Robert E. L.
Ciciarelli, Marino
Cook, George
Cork, Thomas E.
Cork, William
Curtis, James
Davies, Frederick
Galsworthy, Edgar
Glidden, Bert
Gregory, Arthur
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service type, forename, surname
    Order of information: service type, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service type, forename, surname
    Order of information: service type, surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Appledore 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
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • BIDEFORD GAZETTE 18 NOV 1949

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