Memorial
American Prisoners Of War Obelisk
Overall view of memorial.
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Current Location
Cemetery Field within the prison grounds on the east side in a paddock adjacent to the French Cemetery, HM Prison Dartmoor, 29, Blackabrook Avenue, Princetown, West Devon, Devon, PL20 6RH, England
OS Grid Reference
SX 58918 74198
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- Type of Memorial
- Obelisk
- WMR Reference Number
- 2879
- Description
- Granite obelisk with stone blocks placed at its base. Two circles of stones are placed around the memorial. Dedicatory inscription is carved on the side of the obelisk with a metal plaque placed below it bearing a five pointed star superimposed upon an anchor enclosed in a broad circlet.
- Inscription
- IN/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ AMERICAN/ PRISONERS/ OF WAR/ WHO DIED/ BETWEEN THE YEARS/ 1809 & 1814/ AND LIE/ BURIED HERE/ DULCE ET/ DECORUM EST/ PRO PATRIA/ MORI/ IN HONOR(SIC) OF SERVICE/ IN THE WAR OF 1812/ N.S./ U.S.D./ 1812/ AMERICANS
- War
- War of 1812 (1812-1815)
- Maker(s)
Captain W.J. Stopford - Prison Governor -1865, Builder
Ceremonies
Unveiled
1865
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Components
- Obelisk
Height: 3000MM
Width: 500MM
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good
- Princetown: Its rise and Fall - William Crossing