Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Restormel
- Town
- Fowey, St Austell
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9297
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Current location
St Fimbarrus Parish Church
Fowey
St Austell
Restormel
Cornwall
PL23 1AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 12554 51698
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A Celtic cross on an octagonal three stepped base in a paved area. There is Celtic knot work on both faces of the pillar. Commemoration runs around the faces of the top step, WW1 names on the faces of the second step and WW2 on the four front most facing of the third.
- Inscription
- Numbered anti-clockwise: Top step face 1: A S / MCMXIV-MCMXIX Top step face 2: To the greater glory of God/ Top step face 3: and in memory of/ Top step face 4: XL men of this borough/ Top step face 5: who by land and sea/ Top step face 6: dying for their country/ Top step face 7: heirs of her spirit now/ Top step face 8: inherit life eternal./ Middle step face 1: REMEMBER Middle step face 2: (Names) Middle step face 3: (Names} Middle step face 4: (Names) Middle step face 5: (Names) Middle step face 6: (Names) Middle step face 7: (Names) Middle step face 8: (Names) Bottom step face 1: MCMXXXIX-MCMXLV Bottom step face 2: (Names) Bottom step face 3: (Names) Bottom step face 7: (Names) Bottom step face 8: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initial, surname.
Order of information: Surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 41
Served and returned: 0
Died: 41
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, decorations, ship.
Order of information: Surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Fowey 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
- Men of Fowey Borough
- WMO ID: 149308
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 03-05-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- War Memorials Online, www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/149308, accessed 3 May 2023
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