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| HER Number: | MDV91135 |
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| Name: | World War II Memorial Tablet, All Saint's Church |
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Summary
Marble memorial tablet in memory of those who died in World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 723 438 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Alvington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, WAL02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials (Website). SDV351333.
Photograph of the 1939 - 1945 War memorial in the church.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 55916 (Website). SDV356253.
Marble tablet set in a larger stone frame. Above the inscription is a carved laurel wreath enclosing some lettering.
Inscription: To the Glory of God/ and in memory of the Men/ of this Parish who gave their/ lives in the War of 1939-1945./ This tablet was placed here by the people of West Alvington./ (NAMES)/ God proved them and found them/ worthy for Himself.
Unknown, 2014, With the British Army in Flanders (Website). SDV356126.
Photograph of the World War II memorial tablet.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351333 | Website: Brine, M. E.. 2013. War Memorials. http://www.devonheritage.org/WarMemorials.htm. Website. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109323 ] |
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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. WAL02. |
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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. 55916. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7229 | Part of: West Alvington, All Saints (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2020 11:59AM |
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