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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Penwith
Town
Tredavoe
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33668

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Current location

TREDAVOE METHODIST CHURCH
Tredavoe
Penwith
Cornwall
TR18 5DF
England

OS Grid Ref: SW 45346 28537
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
The original WW1 memorial is formed by two rectangular marble tablets mounted onto a marble backboard. An additional tablet is placed below for the single WW2 name. The inscription on both is in black lettering. A further wooden board in the shape of a shield (IWM 33669 - Tregavarah Methodists) now also hangs below with the same 4 and 2 further WW1 names.
Inscription
WW1 Tablet Left: THESE MEN OF / TREDAVOE / GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919. Right:: (Names)/ IN PEACE WW2 Below: ALSO (Name) RAF / 1940 -1944 Wooden Board - In Grateful Memory of/ (Names/ Their name liveth forever more/ 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
James, Roy
Maddern, Herbert
Mildren, James
Semmens, W Thomas
Williams, Philip
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, initials
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: depth C 120MM, height C 260MM, width C 600MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH TRUSTEES
Reference

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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