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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Caradon
Town
West Looe
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18876

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Current location

The memorial is on the right hand
South wall of the church
4
ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Hannafore Lane
West Looe
Caradon
Cornwall
PL13 2DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 25401 53198
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FRAMED AND GLAZED ROLL OF HONOUR. NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS. BLACK AND GOLD LETTERING, ILLUMINATED BORDER WITH FOLIATED DESIGN: THE COATS OF ARMS OF EAST LOOE (TOP RIGHT), WEST LOOE (BOTTOM RIGHT) AND CORNWALL (MID LEFT) ARE WITHIN THE BORDER. CARVED INTO A WOODEN SHELF UNDERNEATH THE FRAME ARE THE DETAILS OF THE SPONSOR.
Inscription
THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918/ (35 NAMES)/ REQUIESCANT IN PACE/ THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD/ GOD PROVED THEM, AND FOUND THEM WORTHY OF HIMSELF. On shelf underneath the Roll - THIS RECORD WAS GIVEN/ IN MEMORY OF A.E.P BORN APRIL 21 1882 DIED SEPT 25 1916
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Butland, Robert
Camp, Albert
Clements, Arthur
Cox, Joseph
Cox, Richard
Dawe, Bertie
Dove, John E
Fletcher, Thomas
Geach, Arnold
George, Robert
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: height c905mm, width c705mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: See above: the memorial was paid for in memory of one of the casualties.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: The dedication on the shelf below the roll mentions it was given in memory of 'AEP'. This is Alfred Edwin Peter, who is commemorated on the Roll above. A Captain in the North Staffs, the CWGC website confirms he died on the date the shelf mentions: he is also commemorated on the Thiepval memorial.

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