Memorial
Sergeant H and Company Sergeant Major W Pratt
Current Location
WhatsApp location ref; ripe.continued.poet, Higher Tale War Memorial, (East side of Village, near Higher Tale Farm), Higher Tale, Payhembury, East Devon, Devon, EX14 3HJ, England
OS Grid Reference
ST 06669 01495
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Obelisk
- WMR Reference Number
- 25322
- Description
- Roadside memorial constructed of rough-hewn granite comprises, a single-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth and square sectioned tapering obelisk. Pinned-lead lettering forms the inscription verses and names on front face of plinth.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / AND IN LOVING MEMORY / SGT. HENRY PRATT / 1ST CAN. MGC / COY. SERGT. MAJOR WILLIAM PRATT / 3RD BATT TORONTO REGT. / OF THIS PLACE / 1914 -1918
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- Information shown
- Rank, forename, surname, regiment
- Order of names
- Forename
- Maintenance History
- 1) 2016, January : Poor condition. WMT are aware and considering works. 2) Following the award of a grant from War Memorials Trust, the war memorial was considered in good condition as at 2017.
Components
- Obelisk
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1461780
Listed, February 28th.2019
- "Higher Tale War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1461780. Accessed 8 July 2024.