Memorial Obelisk - The Cleeve - Culmstock, Devon - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

A combined WWI / WWII memorial obleisk on The Cleeve, near All aints' church, Culmstock.

The memorial consists of a square base surmounted by a plinth and obelisk. There is a WWI inscribed plaque on one side of the plinth, and a WWII inscribed plaque on the another side. The whole stands on a concreted area and is enclosed by a low post and chain link fence.

Inscription -
6 O'CLOCK FACE:
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED TO THE
GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY
OF THE FOLLOWING GALLANT MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM IN THE
GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918
(NAMES)

3 O'CLOCK FACE:
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF
1939 - 1945
(NAMES)

Names on memorials -
WWI:

Chichester, H A
Coles, S
Davis, J
Dunn, H
Ford, W H
Hake, W
Hooper, E J
May, C
Milton, W J
Mutter, F
Purkess, A J
Purkess, C L
Quick, A
Salter, C
Salter, W W
Shepherd, R
Shepherd, W
Thomas, F A
Ven, H
Way, W
Webb, R
Wright, E

WWII:

John Fouracre
Christopher Raymond Huth
Sydney Michael Huth M.M.
Reginald George Pike
Gwilym James Whitcombe

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: War Memorial The Cleeve Culmstock, Devon England EX15 3JS Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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