Memorial

Lostwithiel - WW1 and WW2

Memorial

Source: Copyright Peter Alhadeff

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Current Location

The memorial is located on the riverbank south of the Granville Road bridge., The Parade (B3268), Lostwithiel, Restormel, Cornwall, PL22, England

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 9300
Description: An obelisk on a three stepped base and a square pedestal. The inscription and names are on the sides of the pedestal with WW1 above WW2. The memorial is surrounded by kerb stones. The whole is contained within a gravel area behind a low railing.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: LEST WE FORGET / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / TO THE LASTING MEMORY OF / THE GALLANT MEN OF THIS / BOROUGH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND / COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / AND TO THOSE WHO FELL IN / THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945 9 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of names: Surname
Additional Information: The name of Ernest Hill appears at the end of the alphabetic list - perhaps a late addition or even an omission?

Obelisk

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Pedestal

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Steps

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good