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| HER Number: | MDV107046 |
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| Name: | World War II Flag and Plaque, Holy Trinity Church |
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Summary
American flag and tablet erected to mark the 45th Anniversary of their presence, in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 391 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War II to XX - 1945 AD to 1990 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, SAL02 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
There also several memorials to the presence of Allied troops, such as the American flag and tablet erected to mark the 45th Anniversary of their presence in the Holy Trinity's Church, Salcombe.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25667 (Website). SDV356253.
United States flag with associated slate tablet bearing inscription: IN MEMORY OF THOSE SERVICEMEN/ OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ FOR WHOM THIS PLACE WAS FOR A TIME HOME/ AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM/ 1943-1945/ THIS FLAG WAS PRESENTED BY/ CAPTAIN D. JAMES U.S.N. ON BEHALF OF/ THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR/ AND DEDICATED BY/ CHAPLAIN LIEUTENANT MARK FARRIS USN/ 21ST JULY 1990
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66565 ] |
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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. SAL02. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25667. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15471 | Part of: Salcombe, Holy Trinity Parish Church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 20 2014 9:56AM |
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