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| HER Number: | MDV104290 |
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| Name: | War Memorial in St. Peter's Church |
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Summary
Memorial to the fallen of World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 829 555 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornworthy |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, CWH01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials, Photo (Website). SDV351333.
1914-1918 war memorial within the church.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 50974 (Website). SDV356253.
Rectangular white marble tablet with black lettering and a nowy headed red marble surround. Below are two corbels supporting a shelf.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 4 AUGUST 1914/ TO/ 28TH JUNE 1919/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY/ RELATIVES AND PARISHIONERS/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ (Names)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351333 | Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website. Photo. [Mapped feature: #63758 ] |
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| SDV355902 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. CWH01. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 50974. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8394 | Part of: St. Peter's Parish Church, Cornworthy (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 23 2018 2:45PM |
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