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The War Memorial for St. Marychurch, Torquay.
Photo : David Larkin of the War
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The St. Marychurch War Memorial is located on the outside perimeter wall
of St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Fore Street,
St Marychurch, Torquay.
The memorial is on a single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned tapering plinth and rectangular sectioned, slightly tapering Latin cross. Incised inscription and names on smoothened front face of plinth in black text. Front face of step bears a landscape oriented, crossed rifle and sword design with a foliate background all in relief and flanked by the war duration years, also in relief.
99 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War.
1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.
Private Albert Henry Bowden. 42264. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 164308 R F A. Nephew of A. J. Bowden, of 21, Princes Rd.,
East Ellacombe, Torquay, Devon. Died at home 1 May 1918.
Born Torquay (Devon), Enlisted South Molton, Resided Molland.
Buried BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY.
The
War Memorial for St. Marychurch, Torquay.
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Photo : David Larkin of the War
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