Memorial

Cruwys Morchard Parishioners - WW1

Source: Orphan Work 25299

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Current Location

WhatsApp location ref; airliners.fended.questions, Holy Cross Church, Minor road through village, approx. 650 yards south of B3137, Cruwys Morchard, Mid Devon, Devon, EX16 8LD, England

OS Grid Reference

SS 87432 12166

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 25299
Description: Wall mounted memorial comprises an elaborate tablet surmounted by a two-stepped cross, all attached to a contoured backboard. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING WREATH IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE TABLET WITH BANNER BELOW IT . IT IS FLANKED BY ST GEORGE'S AND THE UNION FLAG. GOLD CROSSES IN EACH CORNER OF THE TABLET
Inscription: FOR KING AND COUNTRY / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE / FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING / THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919. / (8 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, place of death
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

https://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Cruwys%20Morchard/CruwysMorchard1914-18WarMemorial.htm