For the last five years Helston's parish church tenor bell has commemorated each of the town's fallen during the First World War - and organisers are not letting something like coronavirus stop it from happening now.

The bell has tolled 100 times on 100th anniversary of the death of each man since March 25, 2015.

Next Wednesday, April 15, will be no exception, for while the anniversary of the end of the war has now passed, there are still records of soldiers that died as a result of their service during that time.

As such, at 11am on that day, John Henry Richards, Private 42656 of the 11th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment will be remembered.

He died, aged 21, of pleurisy and congestion of the lungs, as result of his war service.

The son of Edwin and Elizabeth Richards of 14a Church Street, Helston he is buried in Helston Cemetery.

He was awarded the Silver War Badge, given to servicemen who were discharged as medically unfit, to prove they had served.

The tolling of the bell will be carried out by Phillip Woods, tower vice captain at St Michael's Church, who will be solo in the belfry to avoid any infection risks.

As the museum is currently closed it will not be possible for Private Richards's page in the memorial book to be be on view.