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| HER Number: | MDV99964 |
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| Name: | World War I Memorial in St Werburgh's Church |
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Summary
Memorial tablet in memory of the men of the parish who fell in World War I.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 518 485 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))
Full description
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 163; Figure 5.43c; WEM03 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
The First World War memorial tablet for Wembury is shaped as a box tomb.
Brine, M. E., 2013, War Memorials (Website). SDV351333.
Photograph of Wembury 1914 - 1918 War Memorial. Inscription: THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/BY THE PARISHONERS OF WEMBURY/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE MEN/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18/(NAMES)/"WHO JEOPARDED THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH/IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE FIELD" JUDGES 5. V 18.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
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: #110442 ] |
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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. 163; Figure 5.43c; WEM03. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1735 | Part of: Wembury, St Werburgh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2014 9:39AM |
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