Memorial
Bere Alston
Current Location
Bere Alston Parish Hall, Station Road, Bere Alston, West Devon, Devon, PL20 7EJ, England
OS Grid Reference
SX 44645 566811
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 2915
- Description
- Wheel-head cross on a tapering plinth surmounting a three stepped base and circular platform.
- Inscription
- Front face: IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE GALLANT/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ (9 NAMES). Names also recorded on the other faces. Rear face dedication to New Zealand soldiers: IN MEMORY OF THE/ NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS/ WHO WERE KILLED IN/ A TRAGIC ACCIDENT/ AT BERE FERRERS STATION/ ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 1917./ (10 NAMES). Tablet on the front in the shape of a scrolled roll of honour: (NAMES)/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945/IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN."
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 41
- Died
- 41
- Information shown
- surname
- Additional Information
- Details of names List not known
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Additional Information
- Details of names List not known
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good