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HER Number:MDV86718
Name:Rattery World War I Memorial

Summary

Memorial cross in memory of those who died in World War I.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 740 615
Map Sheet:SX76SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishRattery
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishRATTERY

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

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

Map object based on this source.


Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, RAT01 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.


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

Map object based on this source.


Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25651 (Website). SDV356253.

Granite cross with two stepped square base surmounted by tapered plinth, tapered shaft and wheel cross. Inscription:
SIDE ONE: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18
SIDE TWO: (NAMES)
SIDE THREE: THEY WERE READY/ EITHER TO LIVE/ OR TO DIE/ NOBLY/ R.I.P.


Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.

Photographs show the war memorial beside the path to the church tower, and close-ups of the inscriptions.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341189Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital).
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV355902Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. RAT01.
SDV356126Website: Unknown. 2014. With the British Army in Flanders. http://thebignote.com. Website.
SDV356253Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25651.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2014 10:28AM