Memorial

Peter Tavy

Peter Tavy War Memorial Cross

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Current Location

In Churchyard by main gate, St. Peter's Church, Church Cottages, Peter Tavy, West Devon, Devon, PL19 9NN, England

OS Grid Reference

SX 51298 77768

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 2941
Description: Rough granite Latin cross on top of a tapering square shaft. The shaft is mounted on a tapering hexagonal base and each face has a worked recessed panel that is inscribed. The base is on a single stepped hexagonal platform that has a worked recessed band around the five faces which is also inscribed, and on which is mounted a small vase in front of each face. The platform is bordered by a grass strip bounded by a stone kerb. A trapezium shaped stone tablet, with inscribed panels, spans the gap between the platform and the kerb on one face of the memorial.
Inscription: Base: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/(Names) Trapezium shaped tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ (Names)/ 1939-1945

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, forename, surname, manner of death, age of death

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, forename, surname, manner of death, age of death

Maintenance History: The cross was renovated in 2011, funded by a grant of £500 from the Small Grants Scheme.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

Before 25th May 1948

Rev. A. S. Lester. a former rector of Peter Tavy.

Dedicated

Before 25th May 1948

Rev. A. S. Lester. a former rector of Peter Tavy.

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