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| HER Number: | MDV106757 |
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| Name: | Fremington World War I Memorials, St Peter's Church |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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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
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66277 ] |
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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. 351; FRM02-04. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25541-2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV909 | Part of: Fremington, St Peter (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2014 12:07PM |
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