Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Penwith
Town
Madron
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8th December 1918
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Cornwall and at the request of Mr Bolitho, all religious bodies took part.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8th December 1918
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26318

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Current location

In the garden of remembrance across road from church.
Madron War Memorial Cross
Bellair Road
Madron
Penwith
Cornwall
TR20 8SP
England

OS Grid Ref: SW 45316 31762
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two-stepped base surmounted by square plinth, shaft and plain Latin Cross. Inscription on three sides of the plinth. Dedication is carved into the stone and the names are on plaques attached to the sides. Cross is set within a garden of remembrance which includes two stone benches set in an alcove, both of which contain inscriptions.
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO WENT FORTH/ FROM THE PARISH OF MADRON AND/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR MCMXIV - MCMXIX/ FOR THE CAUSE OF/ LIBERTY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS/ GOD SAVE THE KING. 3 O'CLOCK FACE: THESE MEN OF OURS, UNSELFISH,/ UNAFRAID,/ WENT TO THE WORLD-WIDE FIGHT,/ FORGET NOT HOW THEY FOUGHT, AND/ HOW WE PRAYED,/ FOR ENGLAND AND FOR RIGHT/ (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) Bench - Left handside: 1918 - 2018/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW/ WE GAVE OUR TODAY Bench - Right handside: 1918 - 2018/ 100 Years and Not Forgotten
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amor, Leonard
Angwin, John Tregeor
Bolitho, Geoffrey Richard
Bolitho, William Torquill Macleod
Bone, Samuel Harvey
Box, James
Bridgeman, Samuel
Broad, Sidney
Brock, Francis Dominic
Cattran, James Philips
See details for all 60 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 60
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 60
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 6
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth C 2000MM, height C 4500MM, width C 2000MM
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Gift of Mr T. R. Bolitho, of Trengwainton

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish council
Reference

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