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Memorial details

Memorial type
Tapestry / Needlepoint
District
North Cornwall
Town
St Kew
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85272

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Current location

Located on the South Wall before the South Chapel entrance
St James the Great Church
St Kew
North Cornwall
Cornwall
PL30 3EP
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 02157 76888
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The tapestry is hand worked in tent stitch, with a background of ultramarine, with stylised flowers and scrolls in white, yellow, orange, red, pinks, blues, greens and khaki. Inscription is in stylized roman caps, enclosed in stone‐coloured panel on lower right with an orange shield, decorated with a red cross and enclosed in ultramarine border above, together with the dates 1939‐1945, and stitched signature in bottom right hand corner. Beside on the right is vertical text, stitched in red on white.
Inscription
1939 -/ 1945/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE. DEFENCE OF FREEDOM IN WORLD WAR/ II/ (Names)/ R. J. Boyd
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tapestry / Needlepoint
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Fabric
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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