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| HER Number: | MDV86659 |
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| Name: | Littlehempston World War I Memorial Tablet |
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Summary
Marble tablet in memory of the men of the parish who died in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 812 626 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Littlehempston |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHEMPSTON |
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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, LIT02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25603 (Website). SDV356253.
Wall-mounted white marble tablet, incised black lettering. Carved alabaster surround in style of laurel leaves. Regimental badges carved in each of the four corners.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.
Inside the church is the 1914-1919 Roll of Honour of those who died. Photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108742 ] |
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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. LIT02. |
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| SDV356126 | Website: Unknown. 2014. With the British Army in Flanders. http://thebignote.com. Website. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25603. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9038 | Part of: Littlehempston, St John the Baptist (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2014 3:45PM |
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