ST
ERTH WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 -
detailed information
Compiled and copyright © George Pritchard 2005
A
cross of grey stone from the Forest of Dean, it is over 22 feet high,
surmounted by a Calvary Cross and is to be found in St Erth Church grounds.
There is a two-stepped wide base surmounted by plinth, slender shaft
and cross. There are inscription on the sides of the plinth. The Wilmot
and Carter Coat of Arms can be found on the east face of the base. Two
small figures flank the cross and the Virgin Mary carrying Jesus is
on the rear of the cross.
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THIS
CROSS IS ERECTED BY HELEN CARTER
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND
MAJOR HERBERT AUSTIN CARTER V. C.
THE 101ST GRENADIERS INDIAN ARMY WHO DIED JAN 13TH 1916
ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN
BRITISH EAST AFRICA
AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH
WHO COUNTING NO COST TOO GREAT GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
WE HAVE NO GLORY GREAT ENOUGH FOR YOU
THIS LAND INVIOLATE THEY ARE MOURNED PROUDLY
1914-1918
CARTER,
V.C. |
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CARTER,
DCM |
Noel
Conway |
Corporal
1549, 2nd South African Horse. Died of disease 21 February 1917
in South Africa. Aged 38. Resident St Erth. Son of the Rev. Conway
M. D. and Mrs. Georgina M. Carter. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct
Medal (D.C.M.). In the 1881 census he was aged 1, born Exeter, Devon,
resident with his parents, Conway and Georgina Carter, at 16, Bedford
Circus, Exeter Bedford Circus, Exeter, Devon. In the 1901 census
he was aged 21, born Exeter, Devon, a student, resident with his
parents, Conway and Georgina Carter, at Vicarage, St Erth Rural,
Penzance, Cornwall. Attended Camborne School of Mines 1897-1900
est. Buried in JOHANNESBURG (BRIXTON) CEMETERY, Gauteng, South Africa.
Grave reference E.C. 293. See also Camborne
School of Mines |
CLOKE |
Richard
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COULSON |
F
C Tregarthen |
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CROWLE |
C
H |
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GOLDSAWORTHY |
Thomas
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HART |
A
H |
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HOSKING |
W
J |
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LILES |
George
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LOCKETT |
T
J |
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PRIOR |
W
J |
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ROWE |
B |
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STEVENS |
C
T |
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THOMAS |
S |
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TREVARTHEN |
W
C |
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VEALE |
Henry
Percy |
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VINCENT |
J |
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1939-1945 |
SMART |
Stanley
George |
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BOND |
Stewart
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CARTER |
Samuel
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STONE |
Melvin
Pearce |
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LASHBROOK |
Arthur
Franklin |
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"THEIR
NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Last
updated
19 June, 2021
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