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HER Number:MDV89829
Name:World War II Memorial Tablet, St Mary's Church

Summary

Small plaque below the World War I memorial, to the memory of Ernest George Border, who died in 1945, aged 18.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 856 687
Map Sheet:SX86NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAbbotskerswell
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishABBOTSKERSWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WAR MEMORIAL (Later than, World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Post))

Full description

Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, ABB02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.


Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials (Website). SDV351333.

Small plaque below the World War I memorial, to the memory of Ernest George Border, who died in 1945, aged 18.


Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.


Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25787 (Website). SDV356253.

White rectangular marble inscription tablet mounted onto a brown/red marble backboard. Inscription in black lettering: 1939 - 1945./ TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN PROUD & CHERISHED MEORY OF/ ERNEST GEORGE BORDER./ AGED 18 YEARS. PTE. 2ND DEVONS. WHO AGVE HIS LIFE IN THE/ SERVICE OF HIS KING & COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351333Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109098 ]
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. ABB02.
SDV356253Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25787.

Associated Monuments

MDV8660Part of: St Mary's, Abbotskerswell (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 9 2014 12:15PM