Description

GERMOE

1528/0/10011 TREGONNING HILL
25-APR-08 War Memorial near Castle Pencair Fort

II
War Memorial. Granite. A three stepped square base of coursed snecked stone surmounted by a roughly hewn granite Celtic cross on a plinth. On the stone plinth to the base of the cross is the inscription in lead lettering:
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN REVERED AND HONOURED MEMORY/OF THE BRAVE MEN OF ST GERMOE,/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY/1914 - 1918./ERNEST ANDREW./LEONARD LAITY./ERNEST RICHARDS./SAMPSON RICHARDS./LEST WE FORGET".
A granite stone plaque has been inserted into the top stone step with the inscription in lead lettering:
"ALSO IN MEMEORY OF THOSE WHO/FELL IN THE WAR 1939-1945./ERVIN ANDREWS/STANLEY JOHNS/WILLIAM COURTENY WHITE".

SOURCES: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.9371/fromUkniwmSearch/1

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The Germoe War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* As an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with roughly hewn granite stone Celtic cross
* The setting of the war memorial on the scheduled hillfort

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 13 December 2016.

Reasons for Listing

The Germoe War Memorial has been designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* As an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community.
* The competent design and craftsmanship of this war memorial, with roughly hewn granite stone Celtic cross.
* The setting of the war memorial on the scheduled hillfort.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26671778

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