Memorial

Kilmington Cross

The memorial

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Current Location

Roadside, junction with A35, Gammons Hill,, Kilmington War Memorial, Shute Road, Kilmington, East Devon, Devon, EX13 7RX, England

OS Grid Reference

SY 26954 98000

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 25332
Description: Two-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a tapering rectangular sectioned plinth and tapering rectangular sectioned shaft with integral wheel cross. The front face of the plinth bears the WW1 dedication and names, with the WW2 dedication and names being on the step below. The inscriptions are incised and blacked. A Celtic-style design adorns the wheel cross section. The whole memorial is positioned on a raised earthen platform enclosed by stone walling to three sides and accessed frontally, by four steps from the roadside grass verge.
Inscription: Plinth face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF KILMINGTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN / THE GREAT WAR / (11 NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS Top step face : AND ALSO IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1945 / (3 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, manner of death, decoration, year died
Order of names: Year died
Additional Information: We are informed that C. H. Chown should read H. C. Chown.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, manner of death, year died
Order of names: Year died

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Components

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1425397

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1425397 (accessed 28/04/2026)

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