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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Cornwall
- Town
- Penzance
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 78738
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Current location
High on the wall near the Entrance
Old Richmond Chapel
Tolver Place
Penzance
Cornwall
Cornwall
TR18 2AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SW 47087 30727
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- Brass plaque bearing an engraved Badge of the Royal Engineers on a wooden backboard.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN DAVEY / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / APRIL 1916
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Davey, John
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Firstname, surname, details of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- John Davey
- WMO ID: 260553
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 30-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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