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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
North Cornwall
Town
Davidstow
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41710

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Current location

ST DAVID'S CHURCH
Vicarage Hill (A395)
Davidstow
North Cornwall
Cornwall
PL32 9XT
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 15115 87267
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHEEL CROSS SET ON SQUARE COLUMN AT SQUARE PLINTH. ONE STEP BASE. INSCRIPTIONS AND NAMES IN LEAD LETTERING AROUND EACH SIDE OF PLINTH. CARVED KNOT-WORK ORNAMENTATION OF EACH ARM OF THE CROSS.
Inscription
FRONT FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING FROM THE PARISH/ WHO WERE EITHER KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / (NAMES) RH SIDE: ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO SERVED LH SIDE: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED / BY THE / PARISHIONERS OF DAVIDSTOWE / AND OTHER FRIENDS / IN THANKFULNESS TO / ALMIGHTY GOD FOR GIVING US AND OUR ALLIES / THE VICTORY REAR: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstead, S
Bickle, G
Bluett, A
Bluett, H
Branch, T
Brookham, S
Burnard, E
Corfield, T
Cornelius, W
Fenn, G
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 26
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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