Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Devon
- Town
- Ivybridge
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2947
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Current location
Right hand side of the altar
St. John the Evangelist
Blachford Road
Ivybridge
West Devon
Devon
PL21 0AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 63482 56386
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- White granite rectangular tablet, with a cornice on the top and two corbels on the bottom, with a sword above them. On the top left there is a coloured crest. The inscriptions are in black with some red letters.
- Inscription
- SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ OUR BELOVED SON/ ROBERT EVELYN ORLEBAR/ LIEUTENANT IN THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN/ MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (77TH)/ BORN 16TH JUNE 1894/ KILLED IN ACTION AT NEUVE CHAPELLE/ 9TH JAN 1915/ "THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Orlebar, Robert Evelyn
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, surname, date of birth, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - White - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Black
- Tablet
- 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
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