DUKE OF CORNWALLS LIGHT INFANTRY

UKNIWM Ref: 9235

Address

DCLI MUSEUM (VICTORIA BARRACKS)
PLAS NEWYD AVE
BODMIN
CORNWALL
ENGLAND
PL31 1EG

Type:	SERVICEMAN/WOMAN
Other Location Details:	JUNCTION OF PLAS NEWYD AVE AND CASTLE CANYKE RD ON SMALL GREEN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO DCLI MUSEUM
OS Map Ref:	SX 074 663

Inscription

PLINTH BELOW FIGURE: ERECTED/ BY THE/ DCLI/ TO THEIR/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ 255 OFFICERS/ 4027 OTHER RANKS/ 1914-1919

SURROUNDING WALL: IN PROUD MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939-45 AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT WHO WERE SERVING WITH OTHER CORPS 1939-45
(exact line spacing unknown)

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
BASE	STONE	1700MM	4200MM	4200MM	GOOD
FIGURE	BRONZE	2250MM			GOOD
WALL	STONE				GOOD

Physical Description

FIGURE OF WW1 INFANTRYMAN WITH FULL 1907 EQUIPMENT MARCHING WITH SLUNG RIFLE, LEFT FOOT FORWARD. LOOKING OFF INTO THE DISTANCE. MOUNTED ON OCTAGONAL PLINTH WITH 6 STEPPED BASE. BRONZE WREATHS SURROUND TOP OF BASE, WITH CAP BADGE ON FRONT FACE.

LOW CONCAVE WALL AROUND MEMORIAL INSCRIBED WITH WW2 BATTLE HONOURS. ARMS AND MOTTO OF CORNWALL ON BASE.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

War	Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?	TRUSTEES OF THE DCLI MEMORIAL
Maintenance History:	1994: FULLY RESTORED

Ceremonies

Date:	17 JUL 1924

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	HRH PRINCE OF WALES
DEDICATION	Chaplain General to the Forces

Date:	13 AUG 1950

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	GENERAL SIR D WATSON
DEDICATION	CANON G W HARMER

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	Corporate
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
L S MERRIFIELD	SCULPTOR

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:	INCLUDES UNVEILING PHOTOGRAPH
Comments:
Photographs:	14
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No