Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
South Hams
Town
Dartmouth
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 10th November 2002
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50976

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Current location

Royal Gardens
next to the war memorial (ref. 25559)
Dartmouth
South Hams
Devon
TQ 6 9PS
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 87824 51422
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE WITH DEDICATORY BLUE COLOURED METAL PLAQUE PLACED WITHIN IT. GARDEN IS COMPRISED MAINLY OF WHITE FLOWERING SHRUBS AND BULBS. CENTRAL TO THE GARDEN ARE FOUR SPECIMEN MAGNOLIAS DONATED BY THE SAVILL GARDEN, WINDSOR BERKS.; also metal interpretation board on wooden backboard
Inscription
FOR VALOUR/ CORPORAL TWH VEALE VC/ 8TH BATTALION DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT/ THEODORE VEALE/ BORN DARTMOUTH, 11TH NOVEMBER 1893/ DIED 6TH NOVEMBER 1980/ AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS FOR MOST/ CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY IN THE GALLANT/ RESCUE UNDER ENEMY FIRE OF/ LIEUTENANT ERIC SAVILL DURING THE/ BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ ON 20TH JULY 1916/ DARTMOUTH REMEMBERED 10TH NOVEMBER 2002
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations, date of birth, date of death, other
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, decorations,date of birth, date of death, regiment, other
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 300mm, width 420mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 360mm dia, width 360mm dia
    Materials: Wood
  • Undefined
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 330mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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