Memorial

Lt R E Orlebar

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Current Location

Right hand side of the altar, St. John the Evangelist, Blachford Road, Ivybridge, West Devon, Devon, PL21 0AD, England

SX 63482 56386

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 2947
Description: White granite rectangular tablet, with a cornice on the top and two corbels on the bottom, with a sword above them. On the top left there is a coloured crest. The inscriptions are in black with some red letters.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ OUR BELOVED SON/ ROBERT EVELYN ORLEBAR/ LIEUTENANT IN THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN/ MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (77TH)/ BORN 16TH JUNE 1894/ KILLED IN ACTION AT NEUVE CHAPELLE/ 9TH JAN 1915/ "THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY"

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, surname, date of birth, relationships

Tablet

Made from: Granite - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good