Memorial

Petrockstowe

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Current Location

Beside the entrance to the churchyard., Petrockstowe War Memorial, Brandise Hill, Petrockstowe, Torridge, Devon, EX20 3HJ, England

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SS 51362 09153

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 45909
Description: Three-stepped square base surmounted by a rough-hewn tapering shaft and integrated cross. Pinned-lead letters and numerals form the inscriptions and names text on three faces of the base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock top step face: IN EVER / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE / FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS / WHO DIED FOR US IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. / 6 o'clock middle step face: (8 NAMES) / 6 o'clock bottom step face: (2 NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. // 9 o'clock top step face: THESE SERVED / (5 NAMES) / 9 o'clock middle and bottom step faces: (4 NAMES) / PRIVATES / (28 NAMES) // 3 o'clock top sep face: THESE SUFFERED HURT / (4 NAMES) / 3 o'clock middle step face: PRIVATES / (10 NAMES) // 3 o'clock bottom step face: WORLD WAR. 1939 - 1945. / (3 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 61
Served: 51
Died: 10
Information shown: Died = Surname, rank, forename initials, regiment/service;
Order of names: Died, served, hurt. (Served and Hurt groups each listed by rank then alphabetically by surname)
Additional Information: Served/hurt = Rank, forename initials, surname, honours, regiment/service

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment/service

History

Maintenance History: c 2000: Memorial was refurbished, cleaned and re-lettered.

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

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