Memorial

Stoke Climsland - Cross

Source: Copyright Derrick Parsons

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Current Location

VILLAGE CENTRE OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE, Pound Lane, Stoke Climsland, North Cornwall, Cornwall, PL17 8NY, England

SX 36014 74417

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 50838
Description: TWO STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TALL, TAPERED SHAFT AND CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE MEMORIAL. WW2 NAMES PLACED ON A STONE TABLET AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS THAT HAS BEEN CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF AN OPEN BOOK.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS, NCOS AND MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ 1939 1945/ (NAMES)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 37
Died: 37
Information shown: surname, intials
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: There is an extra name on the board in the nearby church (IWM 50839), that of G Brock

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good