Memorial
142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
142nd Royal Devon Yeomanry Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Source: Copyright Neil Webster
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Current Location
on main staircase, Drill Hall, Territorial Army centre, Fort Hill, Barnstaple, North Devon, Devon, EX32 8JT, England
OS Grid Reference
SS 56281 33035
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 25464
- Description
- Wooden board with curved pediment. Names carved into the centre of the board. Royal Artillery badge carved at the top centre of the board and laurel garlands are carved on the sides of the pediment
- Inscription
- 1939 - 1945/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING/ WITH THE 142ND (ROYAL DEVON YEOMANRY) FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY/ (NAMES)/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THE HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT COLONEL THE EARL FORTESCUE CB OBE MC/ AND DEDICATED BY THE RECTOR OF BIDEFORD THE REVEREND JOHN A DURLING MA ON THE 4TH DECEMBER 1949
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 77
- Died
- 77
- Information shown
- surname,rank,decorations
- Order of names
- surname,rank,decorations
- Custodian
- TERRITORIAL ARMY
Components
- Board
Height: C 4FT 6IN
Width: C 4FT
Depth: C 1.5IN
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good