Memorial

Hele's School - WW1, WW2 and Northern Ireland

Heles School- WW1, WW2 and Northern Ireland

Source: Orphan Work 10461

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Current Location

On the balcony of the new school hall which was created during a 2005 rebuild., St Peter's Church of England Aided School, Quarry Lane, Exeter, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AP, England

OS Grid Reference

SX 95471 91997

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 10461
Description: LARGE BOARD OF SIX PANELS, IN TWO ROWS, WITH INSCRIPTIONS AND NAMES CARVED IN RELIEF ON HEADER AND THE RAISED PANELS WITHIN EACH SECTION. FLUTED PILASTER CARVED ON THE BORDER OF EACH SECTION OF THE WW1 PANELLING WITH CARVED SCROLLS AND FOLAIGE AT THE TOP OF EACH OF THEM. LAUREL SWAGS WITH A STAR ABOVE THEM ARE CARVED IN RELIEF ABOVE THE WW1 NAME PANELS. COLOURED SCHOOL CREST AND MOTTO PLACED ABOVE THE MAIN, DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IN CENTRE OF TOP ROW, FLANKED BY TWO PANELS CARRYING WW1 NAMES. WW2 NAMES AND THE ONE NORTHERN IRELAND NAME ON THE THREE LOWER PANELS. A SEPERATE, SMALL WOODEN PANEL, BELOW THE MAIN, CENTRAL INSCRIPTION, GIVES THE MAKER'S DETAILS.
Inscription: Header: LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND - WE FOR ENGLAND DIED Top Row, Centre Panel: TO THE/ PROUD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE/ OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ FOR GOD KING AND RIGHT/ THEY GAVE THEIR ALL./ SEMPER FIDELIS Small, central panel - HARRY HEMS & CO/ OF/ LONGBROOK STREET/ MADE THIS MEMORIAL Left and Right panels of top row: 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) Each panel in bottom row: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) Bottom right hand panel ends with: 1983 (Name) (N Ireland) ORIGINAL MEMORIAL CENTRE PANEL: TO THE/ PROUD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE/ OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ FOR GOD KING AND RIGHT/ THEY GAVE THEIR ALL./ SEMPER FIDELIS

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 81
Died: 81
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 73
Died: 73
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: Surname

War: Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: year died, surname, initials

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Hele's School - WW1, WW2 and Northern Ireland

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Hele's School - WW1, WW2 and Northern Ireland

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