Maryport and Carlisle Railway

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 28 November 1920
Attended by: MR THOMAS HARTLEY

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

4053

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Current location

Memorial Gardens
Netherhall Corner
Maryport
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA15 6LH
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 03832 36545
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Main entrance.
Maryport Railway Station
Maryport
Allerdale
Cumbria
England

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

BRONZE PLAQUE ON A SANDSTONE PLINTH. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF. DEVICE OF A SHEATHED SWORD AND RIFLE CROSSED THROUGH A WREATH AND IN FRONT OF TWO CROSSED FLAG STANDARDS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE

Inscription

PRO PATRIA/ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES OF/ THE MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY COMPANY/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ "THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT AND THEIR NAME LIVETH TO ALL GENERATIONS."/ ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV, VERSES 13 & 14

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baxter, J
Bowte, Robert
Cooper, W
Crellin, W H
Douglas, J T
Howe, R
Huddart, N
Lawson, J P
Maxwell, T
Mitchell, J A
See details for all 17 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,initial of forenames, occupation, town, rank, regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Plaque
Measurements: height 840mm, width 1200mm
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson pp.24-25, 36-37 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008 Transcribes 'West Cumberland Times & Star 4 Dec.1920
Transport Digest, Autumn/Winter 1998
West Cumberland Times 25/12/1915 page 2e for reference of the Roll of Honour-has name, regiment, rank and civilian job
Railway Gazette 3 Dec. 1920

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