Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
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.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Thomas Church
Street
Very near Main Street (if not actually on it)
Town
Heamoor
District
Penwith
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Postcode
TR18 3JD
OS map ref
SW 46294 31442
Other Details
WINDOW ON WEST WALL AND PLAQUE MOVED TO NORTH WALL CLOSE TO ORGAN

Men of Heamoor Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
ST THOMAS CHURCH WEST WALL BY
Town
Heamoor
District
Penwith
County
Cornwall
Country
England
OS map ref
SW 464 315
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
PLAQUE WAS MOVED FROM ITS POSITION BESIDE THE WINDOW TO THE NORTH WALL AS IT WAS FELT IT WAS INCONVENIENTLY PLACED IN ORIGINAL PLACE
What year was it moved?
UNKNOWN
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
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.
War
How many names are listed in total?
30
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
30
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, Initials
How is this information ordered?
surname
How many names are listed in total?
18
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
18
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, initials
How is this information ordered?
surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Board
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Wood
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
References
References
Cornwall Family History Society, https://www.cornwallfhs.com/cornwallswarhistory/maps/war-memorials-2/heamoor-parish-church/, accessed 15 May 2023
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
159270
Board
What is the image's caption?
Board
Copyright Statement
Copyright Cornwall Family History Society
Who is it credited to?
Cornwall Family History Society
Who took or provided this image?
Cornwall Family History Society
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
600
Media Image Width
476