Roll of Honour - Cornwall

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SITHNEY WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - detailed information
Compiled and copyright © George Pritchard 2005
further information Aidan Wood

The Crowan memorial takes the form of an illuminated, wooden framed Roll of Honour that hangs within the parish church of St Sidinius (Siduinus, or Sithuinus). Listed are 91 names of those who served and returned and 10 names that gave their lives (these are listed here). The pulpit is ornately carved and serves as a memorial to the 10 who died.


Photograph Copyright © George Pritchard 2005

Pulpit

FOR RIGHT AND COUNTRY THIS PULPIT WAS PLACED HERE IN HONOURED REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS PARISH GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1914-1918
(list of names as below)
AND IN GRATITUDE TO THEM AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVED AND RETURNED
"THE GLORY OF GUED (SIC) DEEDS IS ETERNAL"
AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
(list of names not yet transcribed)
REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM OH LORD AND LET THY LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND RISE IN GLORY. AMEN.

Roll of Honour

PRO JUSTITIA ET PATRIA
ROLL OF HONOUR
MEN OF ST SITHNEY PARISH
WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY AND NAVY
DURINGTHE GREAT WAR
1914-19
(List of names)
HONOUR THE DEAD WITH
REMEMBRANCE

BARBER	Arthur	Private 46136, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1919. Aged 19. Born Falmouth, enlisted Redruth, resident Newham, Sithney. Son of John and Catherine Barber, of Newham Sithney, Helston, Cornwall. Buried in MONT-BERNANCHON BRITISH CEMETERY, GONNEHEM, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 8.
HARRIS	Albert	[Transcribed as PARRIS] Private 31722, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry formerly 3465, 1st Royal Devon Yeomanry. Killed in action on 8th May 1917. Aged 26. Born in 1891 to Thomas and Adah Harris, of Trannack, Sithney, Helston. Resident Sithney. Enlisted in Exeter. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. Also commemorated at Gwinear PC.
JENKIN	William [James]	Private M2/200134, 717th Mechanical Transport Company, Army Service Corps attached to IX Corps Heavy Artillery. Died of wounds 22nd September 1917. Aged 19. Born, resident and enlisted Helston. Son of Edward John and Mary Jenkin, of Chyvadna House, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall. Buried in LOCRE HOSPICE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row B. Grave 24.
JOHNS	William	Private 33205, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 28th April 1917. Aged 22. Born Sithney, enlisted Helston. Son of William and Ann Johns, of Halvanance, Sittiney (siic), Helston, Cornwall. Formerly 147731, Royal Field Artillery. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6 and 7.
MATHEWS	Cecil	Deck Hand 11107DA, H.M. Trawler "Loch Naver", Royal Naval Reserve. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action 13th May 1918. Aged 34. Born 2nd June 1885 at Portleven, Cornwall. Son of John Henry Matthews, of Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall, and the late Charlote Matthews; husband of Ethel Matthews, of St. John's Hill, Helston, Cornwall. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAl, Devon. Panel 29.
MOORE	[Richard] Samuel	Private 225364, 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment. Died in the United Kingdom from pneummonia 5th November 1918. Aged 23. Born in Falmouth in 1895 to William James and Catherine Moore, of Nancegollan, resident and enlisted in Helston into the Essex Regiment (No 252345) then transferred into the Royal Fusiliers (No 225364) which later became the 1st Battalion the London Regiment also listed as formerly 24471, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of William and Catherine Moore, of Nancegollan, Helston. Buried in NANCEGOLLAN WESLEYAN BURIAL GROUND, Cornwall. Grave 289.
PASCOE	Albert Harry	[Listed as Albert Henry Pascoe on SDGW] Guardsman 28507, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 25th August 1918. Aged 27. Born Barberton, Africa, enlisted Helston. Son of Henry and Mary Jane Pascoe; husband of Mynette Pascoe, of Sea View, Tolcarne, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall. Native of Helston. Buried in L'HOMME MORT BRITISH CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEIN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 7.
PASCOE	Frederick William	Private 68463, 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 21st November 1918. Formerly Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Enlisted 16 August 1916. In the 1911 census he was the son of William and Mary Pascoe, aged 21, a Farm Labourer, born Flamouth, resident Carnmeal, Helston, Cornwall [probably Carnmeal Farm, Breage, Carnmeal, Helston, Cornwall]. Buried in ST SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section S. Plot 11. Row Z. Grave 25. Also named on the Breage War Memorial
STEVENS	Richard Leslie	[Transcribed as STAPPARS, listed on CWGC as STEPHENS] Private 75, 2nd South African Infantry Regiment. Died of pneumonia on 26th September 1915. Aged 30. According to his records he was serving in 'B' Squadron of the Natal Light Horse. Born in 1885 to J T and Isobel Stephens of Triangle, Helston. Enlisted in South Africa. Under "Next-of-Kin" he listed his sister, Mrs Angove, who was living in Germiston, South Africa. After 1919 the War Office awarded his medal (the 1914-15 Star) to his father. Buried in POTCHEFSTROOM MILITARY CEMETERY, South Africa. Grave C.E. 363.
TRELOAR	Maurice	Private 28462, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action 24th August 1917. Aged 20. Born Sithney, enlisted Helston, resident Trevarno. Son of James and Elizabeth Treloar, of Chynhale, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A.
THESE SERVED AS NURSES (List of names)

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