175th Infantry Regiment Plaque
Details:
On the inside wall of the lychgate of the church.
The lychgate has four slate plaques mounted onto the walls, two plaques on each side. One side has the plaques containing the commemoration message and a bible verse then the other side has the plaques containing the names of the local servicemen. All plaques are vertically oriented and are inscribed in Cornish and English in incised lettering.
Source of photo: http://thebignote.com
Monument Text:
Plaque containing the American commemoration:
(-Upper inscription here-)
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DHE BERTHY COF GANS GRASSYANS
SOUDORYON STATYS UNYES AMERICA OSTYES YN
PLUYOW PENCOS HA GWENDRON, KENS GORESKYNNANS
EWROP, 6VES METHEVEN 1944 A SERVYAS YN
REJYMENT 175VES DYBERTHVA 29VES D+1
CASLU STATYS UNYES AMERICA.
TO REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE
SOLDIERS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
BILLETED IN THE PARISHES OF PENCOYS AND
WENDRON PRIOR TO THE INVASION OF
EUROPE, 6TH JUNE 1944 WHO SERVED IN THE
175TH REGIMENT 29TH DIVISION D+1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.