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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Penwith
Town
Phillack
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50865

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Current location

IN A SMALL CHAPEL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CHURCH
ST FELICITAS CHURCH
Phillack
Penwith
Cornwall
TR27 5AD
England

OS Grid Ref: SW 56537 38423
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LANCET HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING. LATIN CROSS WITH FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS AROUND IT IS CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE TABLET.
Inscription
IHS/ Sacred to the memory of/Lieutenant George Chamberlain Hocin,/7th Gurkha Rifles, aged 23 years/killed in action at Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia/Nov. 23rd 1915, whilst adjutant 2nd Battn.,/only son of John Williams Hockin,/and Caroline Elizabeth, his wife/formerly of Vavitri, Malabar, India,/and now of Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall./ And to the memory of/Lieut. John Trevene Hockin/25TH Australian Battn., aged 33 years,/ killed in action at Poziers, France,/July 29th 1916, only son of the late/ George Trevene Hockin M.R.C.S.,/of Gwithian, Southport, Queensland./Both were grandsons of John Hockin 3rd son/of the Revd. W. Hockin, Rector of Phillack, 1809 - 53/That we might live Ye died./Hail! And ever fare ye well!/"But this we know, dear lads all's well/with the men who have done their best,/they are sacred high in our memory,/and to God we leave the rest."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hockin, George Chamberlain
Hockin, John Treverne
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: relationships,year died,rank,forename,regiment,age of death,manner of death,place of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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