Memorial to Louisa AM McGrigor

A memorial, unveiled in 1921 and dedicated to Louisa AM McGrigor who died while serving in the Cornwall Voluntary Aid Detachment during the First World War.

MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite stone and a slate plaque.

DESCRIPTION: a two-stepped, square base, which is surmounted by a tapered pedestal, a Tuscan column and a stone lantern. The dedication on the south side of the pedestal is on a recessed slate slab and reads: ‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LOUISA A. M. MCGRIGOR/ COMMANDANT V.A.D. CORNWALL 22/ WHO DIED ON SERVICE, MARCH 31 1917./ ERECTED BY HER FELLOW WORKERS IN/ THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY, WOMEN/ UNIONISTS ASSOCIATION, BOY SCOUTS,/ GIRL GUIDES AND FRIENDS.’ Below these words is an adaptation of an extract from the poem, Epilogue by Robert Browning: ‘ONE WHO NEVER TURNED HER BACK BUT MARCHED/ BREAST FORWARD, NEVER DOUBTED CLOUDS WOULD/ BREAK, NEVER DREAMED, THOUGH RIGHT WERE WORSTED,/ WRONG WOULD TRIUMPH, HELD WE FALL TO RISE ARE/ BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER. SLEEP TO WAKE.’