Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Plymouth
Town
Plympton
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87744

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Current location

West wall
St Mary's Church
Market Road
Plympton
Plymouth
Devon
PL7 1QW
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 53770 56320
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A large brass plaque with an engraved double rope border. Engraved lettering with a cross and wreath in the top left corner. All infilled with black enamel. A backplate of a pink and white stippled marble tablet with a rounded edge.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF PLYMPTON ST. MARY WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 // (Names) // THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Albrecht, C. E. R.
Albrecht, J. E. N.
Balsdon, W. J.
Band, E. W.
Birch, W. J.
Blake, A. E.
Bowman, W. J.
Budge, G. W. M.
Bullen, A. B.
Burgoyne, A.
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 59
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, decoration
    Order of information: surname
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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