Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Ballaugh
Town
Ballaugh
County
Isle of Man
Country
Isle of Man
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 November 1921
    Attended by: Mr J F Crellin, M.C. , Captain of the Parish of Andreas
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10 November 1921
    Attended by: The Archdeacon
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Not lost
WM Reference
28205

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Current location

St Mary de Ballaugh Churchyard (St Mary's new church)
Station Road
Ballaugh
Ballaugh
Isle of Man
IM7 5AQ
Isle of Man

OS Grid Ref: SC 34500 93885
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble Celtic cross on a tapering shaft which carries the WW1 dedication incised on its 6 o'clock face, set on a battered red sandstone plinth into the faces of which are set four white marble tablets. They carry the names of the WW1 fallen on the 3, 6. and 9 o'clock faces - the 12 o'clock face being blank. The long rectangular white marble WW2 tablet is set into the sloping top step of the three-step base on which the plinth stands. "The memorial is a Massive Celtic Cross in white Sicilian marble, 12 feet high, mounted on a large tapering die of red stone, with four marble panels with names and regiments engraved and filled with metal. The design is a replica of an Ancient Martyr Cross. Total height is 17 feet."
Inscription
Shaft: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THE PARISH/ OF BALLAUGH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 Plinth - 3 o'Clock: (Names B - C) Plinth - 6 o'clock: (Names C- K) Plinth - 9 o'clock: (Names K - W) Base: ADDED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL 1939 - 1945/ (Names...)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boyde, John James
Boyde, Robert Alfred
Boyde, Robert Nelson
Cannell, Charles Alfred
Clague, Charles Henry Lace
Cleator, Charles Henry
Corkill, Ernest
Corkish, John James
Corlett, Arthur Ian
Corlett, Ernest
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetical
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit
    Order of information: Alphabetical
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • Suite of Images dated in 2016-www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/190418/
  • Details of the WW1 fallen: manxresearch.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/our-ballaugh-boys-in-the-great-war-print-layout-version-2.pdf
  • Isle of Man Examiner, Friday, November 26, 1937; Page: 14 www.imuseum.im/Olive/APA/IsleofMan/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IME/1937/11/26&id=Ar01422&sk=7AB5A7A9&viewMode=image Ballaugh
  • Ramsey Courier, Friday, November 18, 1921; Page: 6 www.imuseum.im/Olive/APA/IsleofMan/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=RYC/1921/11/18&id=Ar00603&sk=8FBFD6E3&viewMode=image Ballaugh Parish Memorial INTERESTING CEREMONY.
  • Isle of Man Examiner, Saturday, November 12, 1921; Page: 8 www.imuseum.im/Olive/APA/IsleofMan/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IME/1921/11/12&id=Ar00833&sk=26E363F4&viewMode=image BALLAUGH WAR MEMORIAL
  • www.imuseum.im/search/place_record/view?id=mnh-site-213766
  • The Manx Quarterly Issue 28, 1922- BALLAUGH PARISH The Parish Memorial to the men of Ballaugh, who fell in the Great War, was dedicated on Thursday, November 10th. A large assembly, numbering about 500 people gathered at the Parish Church for service in church at 2-30 p.m. This service consisted of a shortened form of Evening Prayer, taken by the Rector; Canon Quine reading the lesson, and the Venerable the Archdeacon, the Revs. A. E. Clarke, M. W. Harrison, Dr. Devall, and J. A. Cooil being also present. At the conclusion of the Prayers, the " Dead March" was feelingly played by Miss Gawne, the organist. A procession being then formed, consisting of the choir, children, clergy, forty relatives, and forty ex-service men moved from the church to, the memorial erected on a site between the churchyard gate and the church door. Canon Quine's dedication hymn, given out by Mr W. Corlett, was then sung. Mr J. F. Crellin, M.C., unveiled the memorial, reading the inscription on the shaft of the Cross, " To the Glory of God, and in Memory of the Men of the Parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918," and the names of the fallen, viz. :- John James Boyde, Australian Imperial Forces. Robert Nelson Boyde, King's Liverpool Regiment. Robert Alfred Boyde, Army Service Corps. Charles Alfred Cannell, Lancashire Fusiliers. Charles Henry Lace Clague, Cheshire Regiment. Charles Henry Cleator, Loyal North Lancs. John James Corkish, King's Liverpool Regiment. Ernest Corlett, Royal Scots. Thomas Sayle Corlett Australian Imperial Forces Ernest Corkill Dragoon Guards. Thomas Fargher, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Thomas Patrick Finn, Army Service Corps. George William Kermode, King's Liverpool Regiment. Harold Robertson Kissack, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Walter Alfred Kneale, King's Liverpool Regiment. David Lawrence, Honourable Artillery Co. Robert Vondy Wade, 1st London Royal Rifles. William Wade, Sherwood Foresters. The Venerable the Archdeacon dedicated the memorial, and gave an appropriate address. Wreaths were placed by the relatives, by the ex-soldiers, Mr Frederick Caley, M.M., representing them; by the schoolchildren and by the committee. The " Last Post " being sounded, and benediction said, this imposing ceremony came to a close. The Cross, the dimensions of which were drawn out by Mr A. Knox, was erected by Mr Edward Christian, of Ramsey. It stands 16 feet high. The marble shaft, surmounted by the Cross, rises from a block of red stone, on which is inscribed the manes of the fallen on panels of marble. This block rests an three steps of red stone. The whole structure is noble and beautiful - a fitting Parish Memorial to the fallen parish men. The parish committee consisted of Messrs J. Wade, R. Corlett. S. D. Jelley, John Teare, J. T. Quayle, J. Quayle, P. Mylcraine, T. H. Kneen (treasurer), J. T. Teare (hon. secretary), and the Rev. T. R. Kneale (chairman).

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