Lt Maurice Charles Thoronton Bate Cross

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Reference WMO/142454

Address:

St Hieritha's Churchyard

The Square

Chittlehampton

EX37 9QL

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Latin cross
Materials:
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Stone cross on three-stepped base with slate beneath. Inscriptions on all three steps on east face. Sited in churchyard on sloping site. Close to large yew tree. Carved design in centre of cross.
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To the dear memory of Maurice Charles Thornton Bate 2nd Lieut. 1/9th London Rgt. who fell in action in Flanders August 13th 1917 aged 19. 'More than conquerors through Him that loved us'.

Maurice Charles Thornton Bate

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Not listed: every individual who died serving in the First World War are deserving of on-going respect, the memorial does not meet standards necessary for listing;and the grave marker is without special design interest.

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St Hieritha's Church PCC

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