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GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
1914-1918
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THIS PARISH
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN
ARCHIE C. BROWN
FREDERICK J. HICK
F.CHARLES NICHOLLS
W. LESLIE FARNALL
MARSHALL TRETHEWEY
PERCY E. WHERRY
THAT THEIR EXAMPLE OF SACRIFICE
SHALL INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS |
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Archie BROWN.
Archie Greet Brown was born, the second of eight
children, at St Pinnock in 1880 to Thomas and
Jane, a farming family. At the time of the 1901
census he was lodging in Southwark, London,
along with several others from Cornwall, and
working as a “Manchester” or cotton
warehouseman. His parents however were living in
Lanlivery and farming at Roselath. In 1909
Archie married Mary Ann Bennett from Luxulyan
and in 1911 we find them living in Catford,
London and Archie still working as a
warehouseman. In the First World War he enlisted
as a Rifleman in the 8th Battalion of the King's
Royal Rifle Corps. He was killed in action on
28th August 1917 and is commemorated at the Tyne
Cot Memorial in Belgium along with 34934 others.
In his will he left effects of £523. 2s 7d,
probate being granted to Mary Ann. His address
was given as 66 Balloch Road, Catford.
Frederick HICK
Frederick Joseph Hick was born in Plymouth in
October 1899 to Harry Udy Hick a blacksmith from
Redmoor, Lanlivery and his wife Louis. Frederick
enlisted in the 1st Battalion of the Devonshire
Regiment and was killed on 1st September 1918.
He is commemorated at Vis-en-Artois Memorial at
the Pas de Calais, France.
Charles NICHOLLS
Frederick Charles was born in Budock to Fred and
Lucy Nicholls and in 1901 living with his family
including his brother Joseph, at St Gluvias. By
1911 Charles was a farm servant at Penmount,
Lanivet and his parents living at Boslymon where
Fred worked as a horseman on a farm. The war
found Charles enlisted in the 1st/4th Battalion
of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He was
killed on 23rd November 1917 during an advance
on Jerusalem and he is commemorated by the CWGC
at the Jerusalem War Cemetery.
Leslie PARNALL
William Leslie, son of Richard and Kathleen
Parnall, was born, the eldest of four children,
at St. Ewe in 1894. As a child he lived at
Polmassick and father Richard worked as a
cattleman on a farm. By 1911 the family had
moved to Lanlivery parish at Restormel where
both Richard and Leslie were working as
horsemen. Leslie served in the First World War
in the 8th Battalion of the Queen's Own (Royal
West Kent Regiment). He died of wounds on 13th
May 1918 in France and is remembered in the
Pernes British Cemetery. At that time his
parents were living at 9 Parade Square,
Lostwithiel.
Marshall TRETHEWEY
Marshall, son of Joseph and Julia Trethewy was
born at St Stephens in 1893. His father was a
stonemason according to the 1901 census, but by
the time of the next census in 1911 the family
were farming at Tregantle in Lanlivery. Marshall
was killed whilst serving as a private in the
1st Battalion of the DCLI on 4th October 1917,
aged 24. Like Archie Brown, his memorial is at
Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Percy WHERRY
Percival Edgar, son of Albert and Annie Wherry,
was the eldest son of a well known Lanlivery
family. In 1901 they were living at Puddle but
by 1911 they were at Higher Pennant which is
where his brother Barney was still living when
we came to live in Lanlivery in 1975. Percy was
working as a tin dresser. A few short years
later Percy was killed on 17th February 1917 at
the age of 22 whilst serving in France with the
7th Battalion of the DCLI. He is honoured at the
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Joseph John NICHOLLS
Joseph is buried in Lanlivery churchyard in a
grave maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission. He was the brother of Charles
Nicholls who is commemorated on the War
Memorial. Born in Budock, at age 14 Joseph was
working as a farm labourer at Breney Farm in
1911. He served during World War 1 in the 1/4th
Batallion of the Dorset Regiment. At the time of
his death on 5 May 1920 he was living at Snow
Hill Cottage. He died at Tehidy Sanitorium
(undoubtedly from tuberculosis contracted due to
the conditions in the trenches). He had effects
of £111 8s 8d and probate was granted to his
father Fred, a roadman.
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Photograph by Pauline Pickup
Detailed research by Ellen McConnell |
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