Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
North Cornwall
Town
Bodmin
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52995

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Current location

National Trust estate of Lanhydrock. SW side of churchyard adjoining church.This was pre 2016
the cross has now been moved into the shurch interior and fixed to a wall (2022)
St Hydroc Church
Lanhydrock Estate
Lady's Walk
Bodmin
North Cornwall
Cornwall
PL30 4DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 08502 63611
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A celtic style battlefield cross , painted grey , the dedication painted in black extending over the cross member and on the upright just above the crossing point . The dedication appears to extend onto the upright just below the crossing point but the words are illegiible . Just below the cross is a rectangular metal plaque which is clearly associated with the battlefield cross and is treated as part of the memorial An earlier description. pre 2016 , describes a metal cross embedded in the cross but there is now no trace of this .
Inscription
Battlefield Cross: /CAPTAIN/ THE HONBLE T C AGAR ROBARTES MP/ COLDSTREAM GUARDS/ WHO DIED SEPT 30TH 1915 OF WOUNDS RECEIVED/ IN ACTION/ NR LOOS/ Metal plaque just below the cross /Captain the Honourable/T C Agar-Robartes MP/Coldstream Guards /Died September 30th 1915/of wounds received in/action near Loos/ Metal cross: THE HONBLE T C AGAR ROBARTES MP/ CAPTAIN COLDSTREAM GUARDS/ DIED OF WOUNDS 30TH SEPTEMBER 1915 . This pre 2016 description is left in place , as a historical record , but there is no trace of this metal cross as at 2022 . Bottom: CROSSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE GRAVE IN THE MILITARY CEMETERY AT/ LAPIGNEY, NE FRANCE WHEN A PERMANENT HEADSTONE WAS PLACED/ THERE BY THE IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION IN 1923. This pre 2016 description is left in place as a historical record , but there is no trace of this as at 2022 .
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robartes, T C Agar
Robartes, T C Agar
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , status , initials , surname , occupation , unit , manner of death , date of death , place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Glass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2010: conservation measures taken.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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