The inscriptions briefly describe how these memorials came to be
together. The memorial hall seems quite an unlikely place to find these
memorials. Facing a car park about 400 yards from the main thoroughfare
in Perranporth, it is easy to miss. It is possible to go through the
hall and descend to the shops below. Many people seem to do this! Like
most halls there were activities going on at the same time. These are
the plaques and the inscriptions.
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| The entrance to the hall is on the left-hand side just below the orange roof |
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| The view from just outside the door, The door goes down steps and down to the village street. |
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| The left panel, made of slate. |
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
PERRANZABULOE PARISH
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
1914 -1918
W. READ
E. HALL
J. BENNETT
W. SOLOMON
A. HARDING
T. ROBERTS
R. TIPPETT
C. MAY
G. ROBERTS
W. HARVEY
L. STEPHENS
T.ROWLAND
J. MENHENNETT
A. ELEY
T. SALMAON
C. COWLING
C. TREBILCOCK
J. TRESIZE
J. JOHNS
E. KEMPTHORNE
R.MENADUE
J. LITTLE
S. DUST
P. BLEWETT
S.E. MITCHELL
S. WHITFORD
J.H. HARVEY
H. GRIGG
AIRCREW LOST FLYING FROM
RAF PERRANPORTH 1941 -1945
19 SQUADRON
SGT A L RIDINGS
SGT E A BLORE
PLT OFF W CIECHANOWSKI
SGT W H SLOAN RNZAF
66 SQUADRON
FLT SGT C A PARSONS
SGT F H M GREEN
W O! D R C MACE
FLT LT D T BAKER
141 SQUADRON
SQN LDR W G JOY AFC
PLT OFF J C SEMPLE
SGT W F AMBLER
SGT A HAIGH
310 CZECH SQUADRON
FLT LT M KREDBA
FLT SGT S HALAMA
FLT LT S ZIMPRICH
340 FREE FRENCH SQUADRON
SGT P TUMMERS
LT ANDRE
LT P BOROSSI
341 FREE FRENCH SQUADRON
CAPT G M LAYEC
SOUS LT R CHEVALIER
SGT CHEF D P E FRY
602 SQUADRON
SGT S SMITH
SGT G S HOLME
SGT H STARZYNSKI POLAND
FG OFF J C YATES
610 SQUADRON
FLT SGT K HAYES
FG OFF A S BARRIE
FG OFF P J N EVERARD
65 SQUADRON
FLT LT E W BITMEAD DFC
SGT C C WATTS
SGT V R SMITH RNZAF
130 SQUADRON
SGT G COX
PLT OFF R WIGINTON
SGT C BRENNAN RAAF
SGT R FARMER
FG OFF W H HOGGARD
143 SQUADRON
SGT D T RICHIE
FG OFF L L F DE VRYE
234 SQUADRON
FLT J HENDERSON DFC
317 POLISH SQUADRON
SGT E KOSTANSKI
FG OFF M CIACH
PLT OFF Z MAKOWSKI
412 RCAF SQUADRON
FG OFF L W JONES
WO1 E J V LEVESQUE
FG OFF H E HOLBROOK
453 RAAF SQUADRON
FLT SGT M F NOLAN
FG OFF H M PARKER
816 FAA SQUADRON
L A D C KEMP
SUB LT E FRETWEL
SUB LT A M JACKSON
3RD OFF T JACKSON WRNS
849 FAA SQUADRON
LT J J NIXON
130 SQUADRON
SGT A W UTTING
412 SQUADRON
FLT OFF L W POWELL DFC RCAF
PENHALE TRAINING CAMP - ROYAL ARTILLERY
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AS A
RESULT OF THE BOMBING OF PENHALE CAMP ON
JULY 7 1940
58 LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY
W BLAYLOCK
G C DAVIES
J GILFILLAN
G A GAULD
W T HAMILTON
G HARRISON
C HENRY
A KEENAN
W MITCHELL
R MUNRO
J S O'SULLIVAN
H PANTON
J RICE
H SMITH
D TUMILTY
T B WOODS
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
A T JONES
W McCOLL JONES
KINGS OWN REGIMENT
T E C EVANS
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
S TYRER
J D BRADLEY
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| Dedication Plaques |
IN MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH SOPHIA KNIGHT
WHOSE LEADERSHIP
ENTHUSIASM AND
GENEROSITY LED TO THE
COMPLETION OF THIS WALL
IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF
CHARLES LESLIE BRYANT
WHOSE VISION WAS REALIZED
WHEN THIS HALL WAS OPENED
ON 20TH APRIL 1957
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| The right hand section of the panel |
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
PERRANZABULOE PARISH
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
R. ASHARD
G.B. AUNGIERS
S. BALL
W. BAXTER
W. COLLINS
J. HIGGINS
G. HINGSTON
J.S. HODGE
C. HOUSE
F.J. KEAST
W.C. McCAMERON
A.B. REYNOLDS
H. THOMAS
T.R. THOMAS
D. WATERS
E. WATERS
A.D. WATSON
B.F. WHITESTONE
J.C. WHITFORD
F.J.G. WILLIAMS
H.G. YEOMAN
A.H. CLEAVE
W.A. PARRIS
J.R. HARRISON
There seems to be very little on line about the origins of the hall. Any comments will be most welcome.
Another link relating to the bombing but with a lot more personal information is here
However a link to the BBC article on the Penhale Training Camp Bombing can be found here.
The transcript from the BBC is below:
17 July 2010
Last updated at 14:45
Last Penhale Camp bombing memorial held in Perranporth
The camp was a rest and recuperation centre for those who had survived Dunkirk
A memorial service for 22 military personnel who died when Cornwall was bombed in World War II has been held.
The service marked the 70th anniversary of the Penhale bombing in which the first military personnel were killed in Cornwall.
Four bombs were dropped in 1940 onto the rest and recuperation centre for soldiers who had survived Dunkirk.
Relatives of those affected attended the memorial, which is the final service to be held for the incident.
Commander Ian Hiskip, from the Royal British Legion, said:
"The 58th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment had been accommodated in Penhale
having suffered some fairly horrific experiences at Dunkirk.
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| William Moffatt |
William Moffatt survived the bombings of Penhale Camp in which 22 men were killed
"A lone German bomber, who we believe was looking for RAF St Eval, stumbled across Penhale Camp and dropped its four bombs.
"Twenty-two soldiers were killed and a number of others were seriously injured."
William Moffatt, who survived the bombings, said: "One of my
colleagues, said that 'plane is pretty close', and as he said that
'bang, bang, bang' and that was it.
"We all dived out to see what damage had been done, or if any of the lads had been killed, and they had.
"The following weeks we all slept out on the beach and on the sand dunes because everybody got scared stiff."
Bob Andrew, from the Cornish Aviation Society, who was 10 at
the time of the bombing, said: "We didn't know what had been done and we
were rather taken a-back that somewhere had been bombed.
"He [Mr Andrew's father] was terribly upset and knew soldiers
had been killed, and he went to the church and saw these coffins, he
came back with tears streaming from his eyes saying 'those poor boys,
they're all dead and in one grave'."
Most of the 22 men who were killed in the incident were
buried in Perranporth, but many of their families were unable to attend
their funerals because they were based in Scotland, Wales and the north
of England.
I am so glad to have read this.
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