BREAGE,
GERMOE & GODOLPHIN WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2
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detailed information
Compiled and copyright © George Pritchard 2005
Additional World War 2 Research Aidan Wood
The
Breage Royal British Legion memorial takes the form of a Roll of Honour,
decorated with poppies with some letters illuminated, the whole mounted
on red card with a black frame, inside St Breaca Church, Breage. There
are 24 names listed for World War 1 and 16 for World War 2. In the grounds
of St Breaca Church is the Breage, Germoe and Godolphin Memorial Cross
which is a granite, wheel cross, on a square tapered column mounted
on a plinth with a two-stepped base. The inscription appears in black,
incised lettering, on the plinth, the names for World War 1 are listed
in black lettering down the shaft and an additional stone has been placed
in front of the cross, at its base, with the names of those who died
in World War 2.
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The
Memorial Cross
THIS
CROSS WAS ERECTED BY PAST AND PRESENT INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BREAGE
TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BREAGE, GERMOE AND GODOLPHIN WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
(List
of names as below)
DEATH HATH NO MORE DOMINION OVER THEM
ALSO OF THE FOLLOWING WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945
(List
of names as below)
The
Memorial Scroll
ROYAL
BRITISH LEGION
BREAGE BRANCH
1914 - 1918
ANGOVE |
Stephen |
Private
36890, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 2 April 1918. Born and resident Breage, enlisted Helston.
No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Panel 45. |
ANDREW |
Ernest
Charles |
[Listed
as ANDREWS on memorial] Private 24532, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's
Light Infantry. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Aged 28. Born Kenneggie,
enlisted Helston, resident Coppernon. Son of Joseph Andrew, of Coppernoon,
Germoe, Marazion, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A.
See also St Germoe WM |
BEARE |
Joseph
henry Maurice |
Private
19383, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 21 April 1916. Aged 36. Born and enlisted Helston. Husband
of Lilly May Beare, of 5, Godolphin Rd., Helston, Cornwall. Buried
in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
I. Row B. Grave 23. |
CARLYON |
Leslie |
Private
28357, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 23 August 1917. Aged 23. Born Breage, enlisted Helston
and resident Ashton, Cornwall. Son of George and Alfreda Carlyon,
of Rinsey Cross, Ashton, Helston, Cornwall; husband of Elizabeth
Jane Carlyon. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A. |
COLLICK |
Edward |
Private
24522, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 27 July 1916. Aged 26. Born Breage, enlisted Helston,
resident Godolphin Cross. Son of Thomas Collick, of Godolphin Cross,
Breage, Helston, Cornwall, and the late Mary Collick. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
6 B.
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CURNOW |
William
Henry |
Gunner
57529, 201st Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died
24 October 1918. Aged 31. Born herland Cross, enlisted Hayle, resident
Breage. Son of James and Ann Curnow; husband of Honor Jane Curnow,
of Coppernoon, Germoe, Marazion, Cornwall. Formerly 22017, Duke
of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Buried in LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY,
SANGATTE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 6. |
HOARE |
Edward
George |
Private
266895, 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Killed in action 22 August 1917. Born and resident Breage, enlisted
Helston. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 96 to 98. |
LAITY |
Leonard
Henry |
Sapper
2006972, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers. Died at Lakenham Military
Hospital, Norwich, from Acute Rheumatism and Acute Anaemia 25 October
1918. Aged 27. Born 2 January 1891 in Germoe, Cornwall. Son of Mrs.
Jane Rosetta Laity, of Newtown Cottage, Germoe, Marazion. Living
in Globe Arizona, USA. Tunneller by trade. Unmarried. Attested and
passed fit 7 January 1918 at North Vancouver, British Columbia,
aged 27, height 5 feet 5¾ inches, girth 35½ inches,
complexion dark, eyes brown, hair black, vision 20/20, hearing normal;
religion Methodist. Buried in GERMOE CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall.
Grave 65. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5317 - 36. See also St
Germoe WM |
MARTIN |
Howard |
Private
SP/3125, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Killed in action 31 July 1916. Born St. Breze, Cornwall, enlisted
and rsident St Austell. No known grave, Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A. |
MINERS |
George
Gerance |
Private
11283, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 2 March 1916. Aged 26. Born Sithney, helston, enlisted
Redruth, resident Porthleven. Son of Richard and Honour Jane Miners,
of Chapel Row, Porthleven, Cornwall. Buried in BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row F. Grave 13. |
MOYLE |
James
Arthur |
Private
30583, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
8 Octoberm 1917. Born St Brigg, Cornwall, enlisted Helston. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 38 to 40. |
PASCOE |
Frederick
William |
Private
68463, 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 21 November
1918. Formerly Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Enlisted 16 August
1916. In the 1911 census he was the son of William and Mary Pascoe,
aged 21, a Farm Labourer, born Flamouth, resident Carnmeal, Helston,
Cornwall [probably Carnmeal Farm, Breage, Carnmeal, Helston, Cornwall].
Buried in ST SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France.
Section S. Plot 11. Row Z. Grave 25. Also named on the Sithney
War Memorial |
PRYOR |
Richard |
probably
Richard PRYOR, Private 48516, 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberrland
Fusiliers. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Cornwall, enlisted
Bristol, Gloucestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2 and 3.
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RICHARDS |
Edward
Ernest |
Corporal
12894, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 17 October 1917. Aged 24. Born Breage, enlisted Falmouth,
resident Marazion. Son of Mr. W. H. and Mrs. M. A. Richards, of
Rinsey Cross, Ashton, Breage, Helston, Cornwall. Buried in TYNE
COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot LIX Row E Grave 26.
See also St Germoe WM |
RICHARDS |
Henry
B |
Private
2nd Class 242588, 215th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 27 September
1918. Aged 36. Son of Edward and Mary Jane Richards, of Breage,
Helston, Cornwall; husband of Agnes Winifred Richards, of 32, Kingston
Rd., Southall, Middx. Buried in CHARMES MILITARY CEMETERY, ESSEGNEY,
Vosges, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 8. |
ROWE |
George
Stephenson Washington |
Private
200308, 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action in Palestine 6 November 1917. Aged 21. Born Breage, enlisted
Truro, resident Marazion. Son of John and Ann Rowe, of Breage, Cornwall.
Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
Plot VII. Row C. Grave 4. |
STEPHENS |
Francis |
Private
G/7813, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's OWn (Middlesex Regiment).
Died 30 September 1918. Aged 28. Son of Francis and Caroline Stevens,
of Breage, Cornwall. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Section S. Plot II. Row E. Grave 19. |
STEPHENS |
John
Stanley |
Second
Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed
in action 23 April 1917. Aged 27. Brother of Mr. T. F. Stephens,
of Tremearne, Breage, Helston, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
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TREVENEN |
Henry |
Driver
87921, 20th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 14 January 1919.
Buried in BREAGE CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall. Grave 122. |
TREVENEN |
John |
Private
28451, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 28 October 1917. Aged 21. Born Crowan, Cornwall, enlisted
Helston, resident Post Office, Nancegollan, Cornwall. Son of the
late William and Alice Trevenen, of Crenver Farm, Crowan, Cornwall.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A. |
TYACKE |
Charles
Noel Walker |
Captain,
5th (Territorial) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Killed in action 23 March 1918. Aged 34. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Walter Tyacke; husband of Phoebe Mary Cicely Tyacke, of Breage Vicarage,
Helston, Cornwall. Born at Helston. Buried in HAM BRITISH CEMETERY,
MUILLE-VILLETTE, Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 7. |
WILLIAMS |
Maurice |
Corporal
11286, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died of
wounds 30 July 1915. Aged 21. Born Breage, Porthleven, enlisted
Redruth, resident Portleven. Son of Mrs. H. M. T. Williams, of The
Runs, Porthleven, Cornwall. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row A. Grave 4. |
WILLIAMS |
William |
In
the 1911 census he was 16, the son of John and Calara Williams,
Farming, born Helston and resident Helston Downs, Cornwall. No further
information currently available |
RICHARDS |
Samson |
In
the 1911 census Samson Richards was aged 18, son of Thomas and Eliza
Richards, a Farmer's Labourer, born Portleven, resident Bay View
Terrace, Porthleven. No further information currently available |
1939-1945 |
ANDREWS |
Ervin |
Private
5441913, 1st Battalion,. The Herefordshire Regiment, King's Shropshire
Light Infantry. Died 18 July 1944. Aged 27. No known grave. Commemorated
on BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France. Panel 16, Column 2. See also
St Germoe WM |
BARNES |
[Samuel]
Stanley |
Corporal,
511786, Royal Air Force. Born on 23 August 1911 at Breage, son of
Thomas (Deceased) & Frances Jane (nee Knapp) Barnes Detroit,
Michigan (formerly of the Queens Arms, Breage). Husband of Alice
(nee Margerison) Barnes. Registered in 1929 as a Motor Mechanic.
Died on 4 May 1945 aged 33, in the Bristol Royal Infirmary (cause
not known) and buried in Littleton Drew Churchyard, Wiltshire.
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BRYANT |
Gordon
Henry |
Corporal
536957, Royal Air Froce serving in H.M.S. Courageous. Died 17 September
1939. Aged 24. Son of Philip H. and Carrie Bryant, of Godolphin,
Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
panel 2. |
HARRY |
Reginald
aka Reggie |
Aircraftman
2nd Class 1092859, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 31 August
1941. Son of Joseph William and Rosaline Clara Harry; husband of
Olive Mary Harry, of St. Keverne. Buried in the South side of new
portion to south of church in SITHNEY (ST. SITHNEY) CHURCHYARD,
Cornwall. |
HARVEY |
Wilfred |
probably
Wilfred HARVEY, Private 5444959, 2/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal
Regiment (West Surrey). Died 3 October 1943. Aged 28. Son of Joseph
Henry and Alice Mary Harvey; husband of Alice May Harvey, of Newlyn,
Cornwall. In the 1911 census his parents Joseph and Alice had been
married 2 years, bother bron St Hilary, Cornweall and resident Plain-An-Gwarry,
Marazion. Buried in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row M.
Grave 1. |
JOHNS |
Stanley |
Private
10686124, 7th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).
Died 23 March 1945. Aged 21. Born and resident Cornwall. Buried
in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Plot 52. Row B. Grave 10. See also St Germoe
WM |
PHILLIPS |
Algernon
Michaes |
Flying
Officer, 44185, Royal Air Force. Born on 17 October 1910 at Redruth,
son of Gp Capt Algernon Wynne Pendennis & Stphanie D E F (nee
Coultard) Phillips. Husband of Gwyneth Maude Phillips. In 1939 he
was living in Breage Vicarage. He was gazetted a a Pilot Officer
on 14 July 1940. Died 7 June 1942 aged 21, while flying as 2nd pilot
of Halifax II, tail No V9977 of the Telecommunications Flying Unit
from RAF Defford during an experimental flight. Caused by an engine
fire burning through starboard wing. He is buried in Hereford cemetery
grave 5620. |
RICHARDS |
Ernest |
Leading Aircraftsman, 611580, Royal Air Force. Son of Ellen Richards
of Breage. Husband of Dorothy May Richards of Newington, Ramsgate,
Kent. Killed on 12 September 1940 when flying in an Avro Anson K6262
of the RAF School of Air Navigation from RAF St Athan. The aircraft
crashed into the sea 50 miles west of Lundy Island. He is commemorated
on the Runnymede Memorial. |
TREDINNICK |
Francis
Benedict |
Private, 5444942, 2nd battalion Devonshire Regiment. Born of 16
May 1912 at Helston, son of Benedict and Elizabeth Ann (nee Burgess)
Trembath. Husband of Joan Trembath of Breage. He died on 9 June
1944 aged 31, and is buried in Breage New Cemetery, grave 409. |
TREDINNICK |
Cyril
[Mark] |
Corporal, 5443125, 1/6th battalion the Queen's Royal Regiment (West
Surrey). Born on 27 May 1913. Husband of Florence (nee Hatch) Tredinnick.
He enlisted on 24 June 1940. He was killed in action on 21 August
1944, aged 31, and is buried in St Desir War Cemetery, France, Plot
I. Row F. Grave 2. |
VARKER |
Kenneth |
[Listed
as YARKER on memorial] Sapper 14356631, 796 Mechanical Equipment
Company, Royal Engineers. Died 1 January 1944. Aged 34. Husband
of Lois Mary Varker, of Breage. Buried in HELSTON (PORTHLEVEN) CEMETERY,
Cornwall. Section B. Grave 660. |
VARKER |
Thomas
Gordon |
[Listed
as YARKER on memorial] Gunner 1714654, 74 Barttery, 23 Light A.A.
Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died m9 JUune 1945. Aged 36. Son of Thomas
Alfred and Thomasine Varker, of Breage, Cornwall; husband of Emily
Sophia Varker, of Breage. Buried in KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY, India,
Plot 4. Row A. Grave 5. |
WILLIAMS |
William
Alfred |
Private,
10534452, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Born on 28 February 1910
at Ashton son of William Thomas and Catherine Rule (Mathews) Williams.
Husband of Laura (nee Johns) of Helston (married in January 1937).
In 1939 he was registered as a Chauffer and Gardener. He became
a prisoner of war of the Japanese and died on 26 June 1943 and
is buried in the Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. Plot 4. Row
N. Grave 2.
Note:
Chungkai was one of the base camps on the railway and contained
a hospital and church built by Allied prisoners of war. The war
cemetery is the original burial ground started by the prisoners
themselves, and the burials are mostly of men who died at the
hospital.
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WILLIAMS |
Gruffydd
[Griffith] Harding |
Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Yacht Viva II. Born 1 November
1903 at Gulval son of Joseph Harding & Meta Augusta (nee Kelly)
Williams. Husband of Mary Clarice (nee Gooderson) Williams then
living at "Penhale Jakes", Ashton. The ship was requisitioned
by the Admiralty in September 1939 and served in the Anti submarine
role. He was killed in action pm 8 May 1941,aged 37, when the ship
was bombed and sunk by German aircraft 13 nautical miles west of
Trevose Head. He is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial. |
WORLEDGE |
Charles
William [John] |
Stoker, LT/KX106830, Stoker, Royal Navy, Royal Naval Patrol Service
- HMS Girl Mary. Charles was born in Felixstowe, Essex on 16th May
1897, son of Charles and Mary Worledge, and husband of Nora (Nee
Perry) Worledge of Penzance. He originally enlisted into the RN
on 24th June 1915 at Lowestoft and was discharged to the reserve
from HMS Pekin, the auxiliary patrol shore base at Grimsby on 30th
December 1919. In March/April 1919 he served HMS Driel Castle in
Falmouth on mine clearance duty. Charles was either conscripted
of re-enlisted at the start of WW2. HMS Girl Mary was blown up by
a mine in the Firth of Forth. Only two of the crew were killed the
remainder took to the lifeboats. He was reported missing presumed
killed on 10th October 1940 aged 42. He is commemorated on the Lowestoft
memorial and thee Godolphin Cross War Memorial. |
WILLEY |
William |
Believed
to be Chief Engineer Officer, Merchant Navy, SS
Somme. Born 1883 at Pontypool, Wlaes. Believed to have served in
the Rn C1900 - 1906 being injured and invalided out of the service.
He was killed with all the crew while sailing as part of convoy
ON-62 from London via Loch Ewe and Bermuda to Curacao. The convoy
had been ordered to disperse 3 days previously bt was sunk by U-108
southeast of Sable Island on18 February 1942. He was aged 59.
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