The following tables shown the names on the War Memorial which stands near the entrance gate to St Andrew's Church, Tywardreath.
| World War - 1939-1945 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, W.G.H. Bailey, C.W.W. Billing, L. Buck, J. |
Busbridge, H.R. Cundy, J.L. Elliott, R. Foster, W.T. |
Freeman, F.W. Keast, P. Keat, T. Rippon, G. |
Stick, J.C. Williams, R. Rose, R. |
| This Memorial Cross and Tablet are dedicated to the Glory of God and in grateful remembrance of the Forty One Parishioners of Tywardreath who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 - 1919. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barratt, A. Barratt, G. Bond, T. Boxer, C. Boxer, W.T. Buscombe, M.C. Buscombe, P. Case, F.J. Collins, R. Crapp, A. |
Crocker, P. Curtis, R. Curtis, G. Freeman, H.F. Green, T. Ham, R.H. Hancock, E. Harris, R.H. Hawke, S. Hawken, J. |
Jenkins, J.C. Johns, W.C. Macintosh, R.A. Massey, W. Misson, W. Paynter, J.P. Peggs, J. Rice, F.G. Richards, E.G. Rosevear, S. |
Rundell, N.W.H. Serls, G. Squires, A. Tamblyn, J.T. Terrell, C.H. Thom, G.W. Trembeth, G. Triggs, T.C. Truscott, F.H. Wigley, O.A. |
| Willcocks, S. | |||
Albert Barratt. Name also shown on the memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par. No other details discovered.
Gunner George Barratt 162786, 5th/4th Siege Artillery Reserve Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died aged 29 on 4 December 1918. Son of Henry & Eliza Jane Barratt; husband of Minnie Barratt, of 9, Mount Pleasant, St. Blazey. Name also shown on the memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par.
Thomas Bond Name also shown on the memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par. No other details discovered.
Lance Corporal Charles Boxer 14203, 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment who died aged 30 on 31 December 1916. Son of William and Ellen Boxer at Delafosse, Par Green.
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class William Tremain Boxer M/6011, HMS "Pheasant", Royal Navy who died age 25 on 1 March 1917. HMS Pheasant was lost with all hands (88) when mined West of the Orkney Isles whilst acting as a dispatch ship for the Grand Fleet. Son of Willam and Ellen Boxer, Par Green.
Acting Corporal Montague Charles Buscombe 1445 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died 1919 age 24. Son of Montague & Kate Buscombe of 19, West Park, St. Columb.
Private Thomas Percival Buscombe 30823, 2nd Bn, Devonshire Regiment who died age 20 on 31 July 1917. Son of Montague & Kate Buscombe of 19, West Park, St. Columb.
F.John Case. Name also shown on the memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par; also on the memorial at Tywardreath Highway.
Lance-Corporal R Collings 266900, 1st/1st Bucks Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. The 4th son of Mr & Mrs F Collins of Tywardreath Highway who died of wounds received in action on 12th March age 21. Reported as being killed when a shell burst in a cellar where he was sitting with some others of his platoon.
Private Alfred Crapp 56302, 6th Labour Coy, Devonshire Regiment
who died age 36 on 18 April 1917. Husband of Elizabeth Jane Trembeth Crapp (nee Olford), of Polkerris.
Airman 2nd Class Percy Crocker 36992, 30th Sqdn, Royal Flying Corps (Air Mechanic), who died age 35 on 11 June 1917. Husband of Beatrice Ellen Crocker (nee Vanson), of North Street, Tywardreath. Son of Joseph & M.E. Crocker. He was taken ill at El Amarah in Mesopotamia (Iraq). He had been with the force that recently reached Baghdad. Before joining the forces he was in the employment of the St Austell Rural District as water inspector for the Tywardreath & St Blazey area. He was organist at the Wesleyan Church and also superintendent at the Sunday School.
Able Seaman Richard Curtis148477, HMS "Monmouth", Royal Navy who died age 40 on 1 November 1914. Husband of Eliza Lily Curtis (nee Lamerton), of 110 Par Green. HMS Monmouth was sunk by gunfire on 1st November 1914 by the German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau off the Chilean Coast during the battle of Coronel, the entire crew was lost. A native of Polperro he had joined the Navy at the age of 15. He had served on HMS's Lion, Buzzard and Phaeton; at the age of 28 he joined the coastguards, and was stationed at various places including Port Issac and Par.
Gunner Garfield Curtis 69726, 113th Heavy Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery who died age 21 on 28 May 1918 he was buried the same evening at Fronvillers. Son of Mrs Eliza Lily Curtis, of 110 Par Green.
Private Harold Francis Freeman 99394 139th Bn, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)who died age 31 on 17 October 1917 Son of the Rev Frederick William & Georgiana Freeman of Fowey.
Private Thomas Green SS/13847, 18th Labour Coy, Army Service Corps who died age 38 on 13 August 1915. Husband of Ada Florence Green of 21 North Street,Tywardreath.
R.H. Ham. No confirmed information discovered
E.Hancock. No confirmed information discovered
R.H. Harris. No confirmed information discovered
Second Lieutenant Stanley Hawke Australian Flying Corps who died age 27 on 13 July 1918. Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Hawke, of 34, Par Green. Buried in St Andrew's Churchyard, Tywardreath
Private John Hawken 38765, 2nd/4th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment who died age 19 on 1 June 1918. Son of Walter Henry and Jane Hawken (nee Udy), of Polkerris.
J.C. Jenkins. No confirmed information discovered
William Charles Johns. No other confirmed information discovered
Private Reginald Alexander Macintosh 16537, 7th Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died age 23 on 1 September 1916.
Nephew of Miss Annie Job, of 3 Fore Street, Tywardreath and of Mr Job of Ranelagh Road, Mount Charles. He fell on the Somme. In March 1916 during a period of intense shelling by the Germans of the first line trenches a shell struck the parapet on the trench in which Macintosh and several of his company were on duty. The parapet was demolished and unfortunately one of the Company was buried up to his waist in sandbags and earth. Though exposed to rifle as well as shell fire Macintosh gallantly started to dig out his friend and they both came through the ordeal unscathed. He was recommended for recognition. In May 1920 Miss Annie Job, Fore Street as legal representative of Pte Reggie Macintosh who fell in France in 1916 received the 1914-15 Star to which he would have been entitled if he had survived. She also received 2 oak leaves in recognition of his having been mentioned in despatches.
Stoker 2nd class Walter Percival Massey K/23338, HMS "Cumberland", Royal Navy who died age 20 on 26 July 1915. Son of Mrs Sarah Ellen Armstrong, of 3 Glenview, Par Lane, Par.
Private Walter Misson SPTS/2506, 24th Bn., Royal Fusiliers who died on 31 July 1916. He joined the Sportsmen Battalion and was sent up during one of the great battles. He was initially reported as missing and then as killed. He was one of the accountants at the Beaver Mills on Par Harbour.
Private James Pearce Paynter34829, 11th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
who died age 36 on 30 March 1917. Husband of Ethel Hannah G. Paynter (nee Metmerrell), of 3 St George's Terrace, Stonehouse, Plymouth. Born at Little Par. Eldest son of James Paynter & Mrs Paynter formerly of The Gardens, Little Par.
Jack Peggs. Name also shown on memorials at St Blazey Churchyard and St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par. No other confirmed details obtained.
Sapper Francis G Rice 560510, Royal Engineers who died age 29 on 06 November 1920
Gunner Edward G Richards 102115, "B" Bty 86th Bde, Royal Field Artillery
who died age 34 on 01 August 1917 Son of Mr and Mrs G Richards, of "Chez-moi", Portscatho; husband of Mabel P S Richards (nee Tregaskes), of "Trevene", Eastcliff Road, Par. Before the war he was the local postman for the Par district.
Private Stanley Rosevear 2691, "B" Coy 1st/5th Bn, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died of wounds age 21 on 8 December 1916. Son of John & Emma Rosevear, of Kilhallon. News was received from the War Office that Stanley had been gassed in France.
Mate Nicholas William Hitchins Rundell, SS "Galgorm Castle" (Belfast), Mercantile Marine who died age 57 on 27 February 1917. Son of the Nicholas and Mary Rundell; husband of Emma Jane Rundell (nee Lukes), of 12, Woodland Avenue, Tywardreath, he was born at Par. The "Galgorm Castle" was a 1,596 ton small ship, carrying a cargo of maize. Ten other crew members were lost at the same time. 90 miles West from Fastnet / Buenos Aires - Queenstown. Captured by submarine U.49 and shelled
Private George Ernest Serls 17025, 7th Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died age 21 on 16 September 1916 (killed in action). Son of Mr G & Mrs M Serls, of Stoneybridge, Tywardreath. His Battalion had been taking part in the Somme battle and he was posted missing since the opening of the many attacks that the battalion had taken part. He was one of the first victims of the gas attacks of the enemy in the early days when gas helmets were unknown. He was at home for a prolonged period before recovering from the effects of the poison and returned to the front.
Private Archie Squires 3/5275, 2nd Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
who died on 9 April 1915. Son of Mr H Squires, Tywardreath Highway. He went to the front soon after the outbreak of war, and was invalided home early in 1915 suffering effects of frost bite contracted in the trenches.
Private John Thomas Tamblyn (or Tamblin) 18457, 1st Bn, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died age 21 on 23 July 1916. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Tamblin, of Tywardreath. He worked with Mr Crago of Trevenna and he was a member of the local United Methodist Church and the Independent Order of Rechabites.
Charles H Terrell Name also on memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par. No confirmed information discovered
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class George William Thom 268428, HMS "Lassoo", Royal Navy, who died age 46 on 13 August 1916. Son of Mrs Jessie Thom of Vicarage Road, Tywardreath. The destroyer HMS Lassoo was torpedoed by a German submarine off the Maas Lightship on 13 August 1916.
Lieutenant George Trembeth Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Begonia, who died age 26 on 6 October 1917. Son of George & Maggie Trembeth, of Tywardreath. The ship went missing and was believed to have been torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic.
Private Thomas Charles Triggs 28496, 10th Bn, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry who died on 25 March 1918. (killed in action)
Private Frederick Herbert Truscott 17451, 7th Bn, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) who died age 40 on 23 August 1918. Son of Charles & Fanny Truscott, of 14 Woodland Avenue, Tywardreath.
Acting Bombardier Owen Andrew Wigley 128282, 235th Siege Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery who died age 19 on 8 June 1917. Name also on the war memorial in St Mary's Church, Biscovey, Par. The second son of Mr E J & Mrs E Wigley, of Eastcliff, Par. He was a bugler of the Charlestown half battery of the local territorials RGA before the outbreak of war.
Sidney Herbert Willcocks No confirmed information discovered.
Roll of Honour
Displayed within St Andrew's Church is a memorial roll of those Parishioners of Tywardreath who served in World War I
The following link is to the Commonwealth Graves Commission website where searches by name can be made for those who fell during both World Wars