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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Barnstaple
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55387
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Current location
North West Corner
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene Church
Butchers Row
Barnstaple
North Devon
Devon
EX31 1BW
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 55829 33219
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular Stone Tablet in three sections. Left and right sides with wording. In the centre is a female figure, maybe Victory, holding two wreaths in outstretched arms. Her head is crowned with a laurel wreath and on the left of her head 1914 and to the right 1918
- Inscription
- ACROSS TOP: PALESTINE GALLIPOLI 1914 -1918 EGYPT FRANCE BELGIUM LEFT SIDE TABLET:IN MEMORY OF 180 OFFICERS/ WARRANT OFFICERS NCO'S &/ MEN WHO SERVED WITH THE/ ROYAL NORTH DEVON HUSSARS RIGHT SIDE TABLET: AND DIED FOR THEIR KING &/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ MCMXIV: DEATH IS/ SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- 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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