Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Gilcrux
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 19th September 1920
Attended by: Major Dykes DSO - Dedicated
Date: 19th September 1920
Attended by: Rev GS Richardson, Vicar of Allonby, formerly Chaplain of YMCA in France - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4036
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Gilcrux
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 2QD
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 11743 38179
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two brass plaques on combined oak backboard. The inscriptions are in Roman letterimg
- Inscription
- Plaque one: IN MEMORY OF FOUR BRAVE MEN/OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED FOR KING/AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ [names]/RIP Plaque two: ALSO OF/[name]/WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Clark, James
Clark, John
Smithson, Thoms Elliott
Watson, John
Welsh, Nicolas
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename,surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 70mm, height 720MM, width 555mm
Materials: Wood - Oak - First World War memorial
Measurements: depth 5MM, height 305MM, width 405MM
Materials: Brass - Second World War memorial
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 230mm, width 405mm
Materials: Brass
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- West Cumberland News 22/9/1920 page 1f
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