Memorial

Weare Giffard

Weare Giffard War Memorial

Source: Copyright Neil Webster

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Current Location

East side of the churchyard on the right hand side of the pedestrians gate, Holy Trinity Parish Church, Weare Giffard, Torridge, Devon, EX39 4QP, England

OS Grid Reference

SS 46746 22136

Denomination

Church of England

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 26009
Description: Simple wheel Cross with rough hewn tapering shaft and plinth, on square platform. There is also a list in the church with three additional names of worshippers who fell but lived in adjoining parishes - Messrs Trace, Reggie and Percy Braund.
Inscription: FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Initials, surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Initials, surname, service

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1459651

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1459651?section=official-list-entry

Further Information

Historic England - Weare Giffard War Memorial https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1459651
Western Times - Tuesday 04 October 1921 Wear Gifford War Memorial
North Devon Journal - Thursday 06 October 1921 WEAR GIFFORD WAR MEMORIAL List of the names on the memorial and also the names and messages on the wreaths left around the memorial. There is also a list in the church with three additional names of worshippers who fell but lived in adjoining parishes - Messrs Trace and Reggie and Percy Braund.