
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Restormel
- Town
- St Austell
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9290
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Current location
adjacent to church.
Holy Trinity Church
St Austell
Restormel
Cornwall
PL25 4AT
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 01425 52475
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic cross facing East, on tapering column with ornate Celtic carvings, on a square plinth and two-stepped square base, set on a paved area with an iron fence on three sides. Commemoration and WW1 Names on four sides of plinth: WW2 Names on a separate tablet and the front base. All lettering in black.
- Inscription
- Plinth, 6 o'clock face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF THE / ANCIENT PARISH OF ST AUSTELL / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918/ (WW1 NAMES) Other sides of plinth: (WW1 NAMES) Top step, 6 o'clock: AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS AREA / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF / 1939 - 1945 Base Tablet - 1939-1945 / (WW2 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Antiss, J
Ash, W J
Banfield, H
Bartlett, C
Bate, W J
Bennett, A C
Bennetts, F H
Bennetts, H
Blake, H
Bone, T
See details for all 198 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 198
Served and returned: 0
Died: 198
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 57
Served and returned: 0
Died: 57
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials, title, honours
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- St Austell War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- St Austell
- WMO ID: 114075
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- SWW names added in 1991
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Parish Council
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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