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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Caradon
Town
Lanreath
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26081

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Current location

just outside the west door of the church
St Marnarck and St Dunstan Church
Lanreath
Caradon
Cornwall
PL13 2NR
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 18115 56911
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO-STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERING PLINTH, SHAFT AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETERING ON ONE SIDE OF THE CROSS. ADDITIONAL TABLET FOR WW2 PLACED AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS. WHOLE STANDS ON A SMALL GRAVELED AREA. CELTIC KNOTWORK DESIGN ON THE FACE OF THE CROSS
Inscription
Cross - TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THESE MEN OF LANREATH/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ THESE MEN OF OURS UNSELFISH, UNAFRAID,/ WENT TO THE WORLDWIDE FIGHT/ FORGET NOT HOW THEY FOUGHT AND HOW WE PRAYED/ FOR ENGLAND AND FOR RIGHT.// Additional Tablet - IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THESE MEN OF/ LANREATH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ OF 1939 - 1945./ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bate, Herbert
Bate, Owen
Brown, John
Bunney, Ernest
Bunney, William J
Hambly, George
Hoare, Frederick
Kelly, Joseph
Kitson, Richard B
Libby, Charles
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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