Memorial Cross - St Winifred - Branscombe, Devon
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A combined WWI / WWII memorial cross at the entrance to St Winifred's churchyard, Branscombe.
Waymark Code: WM160BR
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2022
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A combined WWI / WWII memorial cross at the entrance to St Winifred's churchyard, Branscombe. It consists of a rough-hewn granite cross set on a two-stepped stone base. Inscription are on the sides of the steps.
The inscriptions read -
FOR GOD
FOR KING
FOR COUNTRY
1914-1919
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
(NAMES)
1939-1945
(NAMES)
SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID
THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD
THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU MAY REAP
A NOBLER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
(NAMES)
Names on memorial -
WWI:
Pte William H Abbott
P.Offr Frank Butter RN
Pte. Harold R W Dean
Pte Victor Albert Cush
Pte Charles Northcott
Pte Arthur W Perry
Pte Tom Perry
Pte Percy Perryman
Lce Cpl Sidney J Perryman
Pte Albert James Quick
Pte Harold Stanley Searle
Pte Stanley Ward
WWII:
Paul Temple Cotton
John Malcolm Graham
Eric Peter Hutchings
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:
St Winifred
Branscombe , Devon England
EX12 3DA
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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