Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Caradon
- Town
- Polperro
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Falklands Conflict (1982)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18901
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Current location
War Memorial Institute
The Coombe
Polperro
Caradon
Cornwall
PL13 2RG
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 20651 51064
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tablet set into the wall of a building. Inscription surrounded by a simple decorative border. Ending quote seperated by its own border. Cross in relief at the top of the tablet.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barrett, C
Betts, H L
Betts, J H
Blatchford, W
Braddon, F
Caple, W W
Cedge, R B
Ciles, J E
Cocking, J
Collings, C
See details for all 37 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 38
Served and returned: 0
Died: 38
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials or forename
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Surname. - Falklands Conflict (1982)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initial
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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