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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Penwith
Town
Newlyn
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12th April 1920
    Attended by: Rev A Pearson, pastor of Newlyn Primitive Methodist Chapel (i.e. the Centenary Chapel)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th April 1920
    Attended by: Sir Clifford Cory, Bart, MP
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33586

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Current location

Centenary Methodist Chapel
Gwavas Rd
Newlyn
Penwith
Cornwall
TR18 5LX
England

OS Grid Ref: SW 46326 28319
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
A pair of brass plaques, each mounted on a backboard. At the top centre of each is a Union Flag with laurel leaves, with a draped curtain or flag at each side. Below the flag is the dedication in black lettering. Below the dedication of each is a parchment scroll: that for the fallen is 54 cm long when unrolled, that for those who served 225cm. Each scroll is on a wooden roller with brass mountings and the scroll bears the names of those commemorated. Below the roller at the base of the plaque is engraved a scroll in five sections. The five sections on the plaque to the fallen contain, from left to right, a laurel wreath, the words 'DUTY DONE', a rose, the words 'VICTORY WON', and another laurel wreath: that for those who served is identical save the words do not appear.
Inscription
To the Fallen: THIS TABLET/ WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ NEWLYN TOWN IN SACRED/ MEMORY OF THE LOCAL/ MEN WHO PAID THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918, WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/ (scroll with names) / DUTY DONE VICTORY WON To those who Served: THIS TABLET/ WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ NEWLYN TOWN IN GREAT/ THANKFULNESS TO ALMIGHTY/GOD FOR THE SPARED LIVES OF/ THE LOCAL MEN WHO FOUGHT IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918, WHOSE/ NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/ (scroll with names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allard, Frank
Allard, Frederick
Allerton, Gordon G
Arthur, Tremethick
Ash, John Wesley
Badcock, John N
Barnes, Alfred Charles
Barnes, Frank
Beckerlegge, Richard
Beckerlegge, William
See details for all 272 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 272
    Served and returned: 244
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, regiment, manner and place of death
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 2250mm
    Materials: Parchment
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 540MM
    Materials: Parchment
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CENTENARY CHAPEL TRUSTEES
Reference
  • The Cornishman, 14 April 1920

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