Memorial

Newton Abbot

Mark Newton 23 09 2015

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Current Location

Devon Square, Queen Street/The Avenue junction, Newton Abbot, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12 4PR, England

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 1622
Description: Bronze figure of Freedom holding broken chains placed on top of an ionic pillar. WWI names on bronze plaques around four sides of the base of the column. Behind it is a gravelled area and wall with WWII names placed. A separate tablet of the Korean casualty is placed on the left hand side of the memorial in the gravelled area and a separate plaque for the Iraq 2005 casualty is placed to the right of the memorial on the gravelled area.
Inscription: Plinth, 6 o'clock face: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF NEWTON ABBOT/ THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Plinth, 3, 9 and 12 o'clock face: (Names) Wall, centre plaque: PRO PATRIA/ THESE TABLETS WERE ERECTED/ TO HONOUR/ AND RECORD THE NAMES OF/ THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE Wall, other plaques: (Names) Tablet, to the left of memorial: KOREAN CAMPAIGN/ 1950 - 1953/ CPL C. BEARE, ROYAL SIGNALS/ KILLED 23RD SEPT 1950 Tablet, to the right of memorial: In Memory of/ those who have died in the/ service of their country/ since 1945/ (Names)