Memorial

Trusham

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Current Location

Approx. 1/8 mile south-west of the village, Trusham War Memorial, Main Street, Trusham, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ13 0LX, England

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Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 25975
Description: The whole memorial site comprises a retaining wall and raised platform on which, a two-stepped rectangular base surmounted by two short columns supports an incised granite tablet bearing inscription and names of the Fallen from the Great War and WW2. Another tablet is set into the retaining wall bearing incised details and names of the volunteer memorial construction force. All text infilled with black paint.
Inscription: Upper tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF / (5 NAMES) / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. / AND / (2 NAMES) / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II / 1939 - 1945. / RENOVATED SEPTEMBER 2012. // Lower tablet: TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD / ERECTED IN 1926 / BY THE VOLUNTARY LABOUR OF / (..?..) (D.C.L.I.) H ANDREW (R.A.), J BEER (DEVONS), E CLEAVE (R.D.Y.) / W DOLBEAR (COLDSTREAM GDS), W DYER (M.G.C.) / (..?..) (DEVONS) C IRISH (R.E.) G MAYNARD (R.A.S.C.), H STUDDY (R.F.A.) / SITE GIVEN BY E AND W WOOLLAND / STONE GIVEN BY W. CLEAVE, W. COOMBES, W. DAYMENT / F. LLOYD, T V GRANITE CO., G. WOOLLAND. / HAULAGE BY: W & E CLEAVE, F COOMBES, E DRAKE, G WOOLLAND. / ENGRAVING BY M. WESTCOTT / IRONWORK GIVEN BY J TUCKER

Costs: Free
Sponsor Type: other
Sponsored By: Site given by G and W Woolland. Stone donated by Messrs W.J & E.Cleave,W.Daiment, C.Coombes, F.Floyd and Messrs the Teign Valley Granite Company. Haulage by Messrs W.J & E.Cleave, F.Coombes, G.Woolland Engraving by Miss Westcott