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War Memorial, Broadhempston, 1921

Broadhempston War Memorial dedicated and unveiled March 1921 with a service in the church. Dedicatory prayers read by the Rural Dean, Rev W. Aitcheson, vicar of Berry Pomeroy, and the Rev H. Evans M.C. A muffled peal was rung from the bells after the ceremony. The Memorial erected in the churchyard was of Devon granite, a rustic-work cross with two bases fixed on granite blocks with a concrete foundation. William George Field, John Grant and Leonard Palk are commemorated on an inscription on the second base. DRA 0183 BHM 026