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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Swimbridge
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 52211
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Current location
Generalised Churchyard grid co-ordinates,
St. James the Apostle Churchyard
Main Road
Swimbridge
North Devon
Devon
EX32 0PW
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 62066 30000
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone.
- Inscription
- IHS / IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JOHN SHAPLAND / (OF NEWTOWN) / WHO DIED JANRY 19TH 1906, / AGED 57 YEARS. / "SO HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP." / AND OF HIS WIFE / PENELOPE. / AT REST OCTR 1ST 1932 / AGED 82 YEARS. / AND OF THEIR SON CHRISTOPHER ELIAS / CORPL RNDH WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1916 AGED 23 YEARS / INTERRED AT ALEXANDRIA EGYPT
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Shapland, Christopher Elias
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, year died, age at death, place of burial, relationships
Order of information: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, year died, age at death, place of burial, relationships
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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