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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
Town
Lower Albaston
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9327

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Current location

in the grounds of Lower Albaston Parish Church Cemetery
Lower Albaston
Cornwall
PL18 9AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 42521 70535
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ROUGH HEWN `CRUSADER' CROSS ON ROUGH PLINTH AND SINGLE STEP. MAIN PLAQUE ON FRONT FACE OF PLINTH, NAMES ON OTHER SIDES OF PLINTH AND ON TWO STONE TABLETS AT BASE OF CROSS.
Inscription
Main Plaque - Thanks be to God whom.....Victory/ In glorious memory of/ the men from the Parish of Calstock/ who fell in The Great War/ 1914-1918/ Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his life for his friends
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pearse, J
Piper, W J
Piper, W T
Pridham, W J
Rapson, W H
Reddicliffe, F
Rice, A
Ridholls, A G
Rooke, P
Rosekilly, N
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 43
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, Initials
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Calstock Parish War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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