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Dowland poppy cascade in memory of three WW1 soldiers

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Villagers got together to create the poppy display

Five thousand handmade poppies are cascading from the bell tower of a Devon church to remember three servicemen who died in World War One.

Dowland near Winkleigh does not have its own war memorial, so villagers got together to create the poppy display.

St Peter's Church also has an exhibition in memory of George Westcott, 21, William Piper 29 and his brother Arthur, 21.

A memorial bench has also been placed in the churchyard.

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The poppies cascade from the bell tower of St Peter's Church

Sue Dunn, treasurer of St Peter's, said: "To bring back the our lads has been a real honour.

"We've forgotten them in this village through no fault of our own, but now we know about them we've done something to remember them by."

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Brothers William and Arthur Piper lost their lives in World War One
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A bench in the churchyard remembers the three soldiers
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