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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Kerrier
- Town
- Portreath
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26135
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Current location
In front of St Marys Church
on the lawn.
ST MARYS CHURCH
Penberthy Road
Portreath
Kerrier
Cornwall
TR16 4LW
England
OS Grid Ref: SW 65850 45292
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- LOW STONE CROSS WITH MINIMAL SHAFT MOUNTED ON CIRCULAR PLINTH. IN FRONT OF CROSS ARE TWO STONE TABLETS, MOUNTED AT ANGLE. TABLETS STAND ON STONE BASE ON FRONT ON CROSS. WHOLE STANDS IN GARDEN AREA.
- Inscription
- 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ LEST WE FORGET/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Chinnock, H I
Cocking, J H
George, W
Grenfell, J A
Hosken, W
Kent, S J
Marshall, R
Oates, J R
Paull, H A G
Salmon, W
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- Portreath War Memorial
- WMO ID: 142999
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 08-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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