Penzance Cemetery contains 34 scattered burials of the First World War and 71
Second World War burials, including
Raymond Ormerod and
William Ormerod, who died whilst serving with the Armed Forces during the
Second World War.
Raymond is buried alongside four other crewmembers of H.M. Trawler "Royalo",
who died when the trawler was sunk by a mine on 1 September 1940 outside
Penzance Harbour.
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The Ormerod graves in Penzance Cemetery. William's grave is
in the foreground of the picture, with Raymond's grave immediately behind and
to the left. |
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1903548 SAPPER / W. ORMEROD / ROYAL ENGINEERS / 17TH JUNE
1941 |
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R. ORMEROD / TELEGRAPHIST, RNV(W)R. / C/WRX. 974 / H.M.
TRAWLER "ROYALO" / 1ST SEPTEMBER 1940 AGE 20 / LOVED ONE / YOU ARE NEVER
FORGOTTEN / IN MY HEART / YOU ARE ALWAYS NEAR. / MOTHER |
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The graves of the crew of H.M. Trawler "Royalo" in Penzance
Cemetery |
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H.T. DUKES / ENGINEMAN. RNPS. LT/KX.102476 / H.M. TRAWLER "ROYALO"
/ 1ST SEPTEMBER 1940 AGE 45 / HONOURED IN LIFE / TREASURED IN DEATH / A
BEAUTIFUL MEMORY / IS ALL WE HAVE LEFT |
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R.J. TILLEY / SEAMAN. RNPS. LT/JX.179855 / H.M. TRAWLER "ROYALO"
/ 1ST SEPTEMBER 1940 AGE 27 / NO ONE KNOWS / HOW MUCH WE MISS HIM / NONE BUT
ACHING HEARTS / CAN TELL / MUM AND MARY |
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T.G. TAYLOR, DSM / ORDINARY SIGNALMAN, R.N. / C/JX. 176015 /
H.M. TRAWLER "ROYALO" / 1ST SEPTEMBER 1940 AGE 21 / GONE HIS HAPPY SMILING
FACE / THOSE HAPPY CHEERFUL WAYS / HIS HEART WON MANY FRIENDS / IN HAPPY
BYGONE DAYS |
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W.H. GREENFIELD / STOKER, RNPS. LT/KX.107503 / H.M. TRAWLER
"ROYALO" / 1ST SEPTEMBER 1940 |