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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- Town
- Welton
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4080
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Current location
St. James' Church
Off of the B5299
Welton
Cumbria
CA5 7ER
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 35325 44217
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Slate Celtic cross on base
- Inscription
- IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ [names] 1914-1918/FOR KING AND COUNTRY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, William
Ashbridge, John E
Baxter, Robert
Bowes, James
Fleming, Joseph M
Forster, George
Graham, Richard
Potts, John J
Wilson, Peter W
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 150mm, height 2500mm, width 375mm
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: depth 470mm, height 630mm, width 750mm
Materials: Granite - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: height 510mm, width 320mm
Materials: Slate
- Cross
- 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
- Welton
- WMO ID: 172612
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-07-2020]
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- Costs
Site: £70-19-0
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Beattie's records, Carlisle
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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