Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Restormel
Town
Tywardreath
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9306

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Current location

St Andrews Church
Church Street
Tywardreath
Restormel
Cornwall
PL24 2QQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 08453 54329
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CELTIC CROSS DEDICATED TO ST ANDREW THE APOSTLE. CROSS STANDS WITHIN A STONE BUILT ENCLOSURE, WITH NAMES ON SLATE SLAB BEHIND. WW2 NAMES ARE ADDED ON ANOTHER SLATE ABOVE CELTIC TRACERY
Inscription
This Memorial Cross and Tablet are Dedicated to/The Glory of God /And in Grateful Remembrance/of the forty-one parishioners of Tywardreath/Who Gave Thier Lives for Their Country/ in the Great War 1914-1919 (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Andrews, W.g.h.
Bailey, G.w.w.
Barratt, A
Barratt, G
Billing, L.
Bond, T
Boxer, C
Boxer, W T
Buck, J.
Busbridge, H.r.
See details for all 56 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 41
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
History
NAME PANELS BADLY WORN AND ILLEGIBLE (1995) CROSS ITSELF IN GOOD CONDITION
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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