Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- North Devon
- Town
- Barnstaple
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 83225
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Current location
St John the Baptist Church
South Street
Barnstaple
North Devon
Devon
EX32 9DT
England
OS Grid Ref: SS 56683 32172
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two light stained glass window
- Inscription
- Left Hand Light-In Memory of Roland Chalmers Simper F R C O Organist/West Hert Regt 4 April 1917 Aged 28 Erected by Friends Right Hand Light-of this Church 1907-17 Died at Harrogate serving in the/Relatives and Others and men of his Regiment
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Simper, Roland Chalmers
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, regiment, place of death, date of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- 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
- Roland Chalmers Simper
- WMO ID: 270546
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-02-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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