ST
GERMANS WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2006
The
memorial is located opposite one of the entrances to the Port Eliot
estate close to the church. The memorial is in stone and is in the form
of a wheeled cross on a tapering support mounted on a plinth in a rough
hewn style and stands in the grounds of St Germans parish church.
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Photograph
Copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2006
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In
Memory of….
1914-1918 |
REED |
William
Percy |
Second
Lieutenant, 232rd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 15th
September 1917. Aged 30. Son of Mrs. P. A. Reed, of St. Germans,
Cornwall, and the late Mr. W. H. Reed. Buried in BELGIAN BATTERY
CORNER CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A.
Grave 1. |
CLAYTON |
F |
Private
- No further information currently available |
CRAPP |
R |
Private
- No further information currently available |
HOSKING |
Alfred |
Private
200075, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
30th June 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL,
Iraq. Panel 20 and 63. |
KENDALL |
William |
[Listed
as a Private on memorial] Corporal WR/26512, Royal Engineers. Died
17th March 1919. Aged 40. Son of Charles and Catherine Kendall,
of St. Germans. Buried in ST. GERMANS CHURCH CEMETERY, St Germans,
Cornwall. |
MOYSE |
J |
No
further information currently available |
PRIOR |
W |
Private
- No further information currently available |
PERKINS |
C |
Able
Seaman - No further information currently available |
TREVETHICK |
W
C |
No
further information currently available |
VANSON |
Edgar |
Private
3166, 1st/5th Battalion, Duke of Cronwall's Light Infantry. Died
19th November 1916. Aged 20. Son of Samuel and Sarah Vanson, of
South Cottages, St. Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B. |
1939-1945
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GLANVILLE |
F |
AE
- No further information currently available |
ELLIOTT |
Lesie
[Edward Cyril] |
Colour
Sergeant PLY/21071, H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Marines. Died 8th June
1940. Aged 37. Son of George Thomas Elliott and Rose Elliott; husband
of Olive Jane Elliott, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Plymouth, Devon. Panel
43, Column 1. |
SMITH |
Jack
Maunder |
Engine
room Artificer 3rd Class C/MX 50827, H.M. Submarine Spearfish, Royal
Navy. Died 2nd August 1940. Aged 28. Son of Frederick John and Kate
Smith; husband of Ivy Beryl Smith, of Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel
37, Column 3. |
CROSSMAN |
Clifford
William |
Private
5622070, 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Died between 29th
May 1940 and 27th February 1941. Aged 21. Son of Alfred and Blanche
Crossman, of Polbathic, Cornwall. Buried in LILLE SOUTHERN CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 25. |
Last
updated
19 June, 2021
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