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| HER Number: | MDV104306 |
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| Name: | War Memorials in St. Mary's Church |
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Summary
Plaques commemmorating the fallen of both World Wars.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 076 166 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Burlescombe |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURLESCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to World War II - 1914 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials, Photo (Website). SDV351333.
The Burlescombe war memorials consist of plaques within the parish church. The First World War Memorial inscription reads:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF NINETY EIGHT MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES'.
Below the Great War Memorial is fixed a small matching marble plaque commemorating the six men who died in the Second World War.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351333 | Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website. Photo. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1473 | Part of: St. Mary's Parish Church, Burlescombe (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2013 1:34PM |
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