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Green area, opposite south entrance to Churchyard,, Thurlestone War Memorial, Eddystone Road, Thurlestone, South Hams, Devon, TQ7 3NU, England
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Revd. F. E. Coope & Sons of Sticklepath, Okehampton, Designer
Messrs W Osborne and Sons, Builder
Unveiled
22 September 1921
Major General E. W. Alexander, VC;
Dedicated
22 September 1921
Rev.S.R.Hicks (Weselyan) offered prayers of dedication.
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1464182
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a well-executed and unaltered example of a Celtic wheel-cross type of memorial, designed by the local rector and based on a medieval cross. Group value: * with the Grade II*-listed Church of All Saints.