Tintagel Churchyard contains three burials from World War One. Boy Sailor Charles Henry Hancock and J. Tom's headstones are made from the locally sourced Delabole slate and Corporal Teague is buried in a family plot. Charles Henry Hancock was only 15 when he was killed. The Churchyard is located on the cliffs, close to Tintagel castle.
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