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HER Number:MDV106757
Name:Fremington World War I Memorials, St Peter's Church

Summary

A wooden triptych with the names of those who served in World War I, and a brass plaque with the names of those who did not return.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 511 325
Map Sheet:SS53SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFremington
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFREMINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WAR MEMORIAL (World War I to XX - 1918 AD to 1938 AD (Between))

Full description

Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 351; FRM02-04 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.


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


Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25541-2 (Website). SDV356253.

Wooden triptych with names hand written onto paper which is attached to the insides. Dedicatiory inscription in gold painted lettering on the wood.
Inscription in centre: FOR/ GOD, KING & COUNTRY/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES)/ THE HEROIC DEAD
On the left side: ROLL OF HONOUR/ NAVY ARMY/ (NAMES)
On the right side: ROLL OF HONOUR/ ARMY ARMY/ (NAMES)
Of the 144 who served in World War I, 115 returned, 29 died. On the north wall, opposite the south door is a large rectangular brass plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard. It has an incised inscription in black lettering flanked by two angels - an angel of peace on the left hand side and an angel of victory on the right hand side, and an incised cross at the top centre.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN PROUD & GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)

Sources / Further Reading

SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66277 ]
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. 351; FRM02-04.
SDV356253Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25541-2.

Associated Monuments

MDV909Part of: Fremington, St Peter (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 16 2014 12:07PM