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    Memorial

    Men of Camborne

    WW1 Plaque

    Source: Copyright Cornwall Family History Society

    1/2

    Current Location

    WEST WALL UNDER STAINED GLASS WINDOW, ST MARTIN AND ST MERIADOC CHURCH, Cambourne, Kerrier, Cornwall, TR14 7DF, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SW 64521 40045

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    © WMR-52441

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    52441
    Description
    MATCHING PAIR OF TALL BRASS PLAQUES, ONE EACH FOR THE TWO WORLD WARS, EACH WITH NAMES IN THREE COLUMNS AND EACH COLUMN IS SEPERATED BY A VERTICAL RED LINE. COMMORATIONS ARE IN RED AND BLACK LETTERING AND EACH PLAQUE HAS A RED PATTE CROSS AT TOP CENTRE. BOER WAR NAMES APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE WW2 PLAQUE.
    Inscription
    WW1 Plaque - This tablet is erected to the memory/of the men of Camborne who died/for freedom in the Great War 1914 - 1918. WW2 Plaque - This tablet is erected to the memory/of the men of Camborne who died/for freedom in the Second World War 1939-1945/ [Names]/ Also those who/ died in the/ Boer War/ [Names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    125
    Died
    125
    Information shown
    initials, surname, regiment
    Order of names
    regiment,surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    119
    Died
    119
    Information shown
    initials, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    initials, surname
    Order of names
    surname

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    • Cornwall Family History Society, https://www.cornwallfhs.com/cornwallswarhistory/maps/war-memorials-2/camborne-war-memorial/, accessed 13 May 2023