Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
Town
Bickleigh
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87615

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Current location

The Village/Hele Close junction
Bickleigh
Devon
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 520 623
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A plain cross on a tapered plinth, 2 sides with inscriptions, on a one step base, all set in a square with a concrete post at each corner and chain surround.
Inscription
6 o/c face: To the glory of God/and in memory of the men of this parish/who gave their lives in the /Great War 1914-1919/names/also in gratitude for the safe return/of those who served/…………………...by day and night. 12 o/c face: Also/names/who gave their lives in the/2nd World War 1939-1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleby, John
Bird, Reginald
Bolt, William Thomas
Cowling, Samuel
Dymond, John Henry
Grimwood, Maurice
Guscott, Ronald
Harris, Albert
Parnell, Archibald
Prowse, Frederick Morgan
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: name only
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: name and rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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