Memorial

Men of Heamoor

Board

Source: Copyright Cornwall Family History Society

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Current Location

WINDOW ON WEST WALL AND PLAQUE MOVED TO NORTH WALL CLOSE TO ORGAN, St Thomas Church, Very near Main Street (if not actually on it), Heamoor, Penwith, Cornwall, TR18 3JD, England

OS Grid Reference

SW 46294 31442

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 53028
Description: STAINED GLASS WINDOW DEPICTING ST MICHAEL. BELOW IS A WOODEN BOARD WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION AND NAMES, LEAF MOTIF BORDER AND GREEN CARVED CROSS AT TOP.
Inscription: Dedicatory tablet: To the glory of God and in loving memory/of the men from Heamoor who in 1914 - 1918/laid down their lives for their God, their King/and their Country, The people of St. Thomas' placed/ this window and tablet in the year 1920/(names)/They were a wall unto us both by night and day//1939-1945/(names) We will remember them.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 30
Died: 30
Information shown: surname, Initials
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of names: surname

Conservation

Components

Board

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good

Further Information

Cornwall Family History Society, https://www.cornwallfhs.com/cornwallswarhistory/maps/war-memorials-2/heamoor-parish-church/, accessed 15 May 2023