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| HER Number: | MDV88835 |
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| Name: | Willand War Memorial Plaque, St Mary's Church |
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Summary
Brass plaque in memory of those who died in both World Wars.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 036 104 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Willand |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WILLAND |
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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
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 230; Figure 6.14b; WIL02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
The Combe Raleigh and Willand First World War memorial plaques list the casualties in the order of death, reflecting the existence of (surviving) rolls of honour in these communities.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25416 (Website). SDV356253.
Rectangular brass plaque mounted onto a marble backboard with additional plaque added at the base for World War II names. Shield at the top of the World War I plaque with incised red line border. Incised inscription in black and red lettering: FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/ PARISHIONERS OF WILLAND/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ ROYAL NAVY/ (NAMES)/ ARMY/ (NAMES)/ HONOUR ALL MEN/ LOVE THY BROTHER MAN - FEAR GOD - HONOUR THE KING/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108961 ] |
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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. 230; Figure 6.14b; WIL02. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25416. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1484 | Part of: St Mary's, Willand (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2014 1:11PM |
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