WWI Memorial, St Andrew Church, Torquay, Devon UK
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AngelPick
N 50° 28.101 W 003° 32.272
30U E 461828 N 5590844
A very, very old church and graveyard containing War Memorials a plenty.
Waymark Code: WMD0J2
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/02/2011
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Originally called St Saviours the Parish Church of Tormohun, this was the medieval parish church into which Torquay grew.
This churchyard has memorials for WWI, WWII, Korean and a nonspecific war.
I’ll cover as many as I have recorded with my camera on a dull Torquay weekday visit.
First thing you’ll notice is the small white crosses, very moving indeed.
A least two stones of remembrance with the following text:
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WARS/ AND HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVES
The stone in front of the crosses has this text:
Think only this of me, / that there is some corner / of a foreign field / that is forever England.
A very moving and well laid out memorial and garden, the crosses are very poignant.
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: St Saviours Parish Church
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
St Elfrides Road
Torquay, Devon UK
TQ2 5SG
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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