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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Hams
Town
Littlehempston
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55649

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Current location

North aisle
north wall,
St. John the Baptist Church
Grattons Lane
Littlehempston
South Hams
Devon
TQ9 6LY
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 81241 62637
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed incised tablet of white marble attached to a wall mounted slate backboard. A nowy-headed black line with intersecting corners, frames the inscription. Within the nowy is a Latin cross.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / EDGAR CAREW PITTS / PRIVATE 1st BATT. DEV. REGt / BELOVED HUSBAND OF EDITH PITTS / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT, BELGIUM / OCTr 30th 1914. AGED 25 YEARS. / THY WILL BE DONE
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Pitts, Edgar Carew
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 450 mm, width 610 mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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