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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
West Devon
Town
Princetown
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1865
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2879

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Current location

Cemetery Field within the prison grounds on the east side in a paddock adjacent to the French Cemetery
29
HM Prison Dartmoor
Blackabrook Avenue
Princetown
West Devon
Devon
PL20 6RH
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 58918 74198
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite obelisk with stone blocks placed at its base. Two circles of stones are placed around the memorial. Dedicatory inscription is carved on the side of the obelisk with a metal plaque placed below it bearing a five pointed star superimposed upon an anchor enclosed in a broad circlet.
Inscription
IN/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ AMERICAN/ PRISONERS/ OF WAR/ WHO DIED/ BETWEEN THE YEARS/ 1809 & 1814/ AND LIE/ BURIED HERE/ DULCE ET/ DECORUM EST/ PRO PATRIA/ MORI/ IN HONOR(SIC) OF SERVICE/ IN THE WAR OF 1812/ N.S./ U.S.D./ 1812/ AMERICANS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • War of 1812 (1812-1815)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 3000MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • H M Prison Dartmoor: Obelisk in the American Prisoner of War Cemetery
  • 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
  • Princetown: Its rise and Fall - William Crossing

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