Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Copeland
Town
St Bees
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 16 July 2008
    Attended by: Revd Jim Marshall
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62296

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Current location

St Bees Priory Church
Main Street
St Bees
Copeland
Cumbria
CA27 0DR
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 96848 12108
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Sandwith Council School
    Sandwith
    Copeland
    Cumbria
    CA28 9UG
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NX 965 148
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Printed roll of honour with names hand written. Roll has a decorative border of oak leaves. The shields of Canada, Ireland, Wales, and India are illustrated in the left hand border and the shields of Australia, Scotland, New Zealand and Africa are illustrated in the right hand border. The lower border has shields, cannons and drums, while the upper border has two warships. The centre is a reproduction of the 1831 Treaty guaranteeing Belgium neutrality. Names are in two outer columns. There are marks indicating the names of those who were killed in action, missing believed killed, torpedoed and drowned, died of wounds and wounded.
Inscription
Top: THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ MEN WHO HAVE ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL IN DEFENCE OF A "SCRAP OF PAPER". Centre: SANDWITH COUNCIL SCHOOL/ THIS DOCUMENT IS A TRANSLATION AND FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURES FROM THE ORIGINAL TREATY OF 1831/ GUARANTEEING THE INDEPENDENCE AND NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SIX/ POWERS IN THE FAMOUS TREATY OF 1839, THE BREAKING OF WHICH BY GERMANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE/ PRESENT WAR WITH THE BRITISH EMPIRE/ THE "SCRAP OF PAPER"/ ARTICLE II/ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND/ HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING OF HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA, HIS MAJESTY / THE KING OF THE FRENCH, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE/ EMPEROR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS, DECLARE, THAT THE ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE PRECEEDING/ ARTICLE, ARE CONSIDERED AS HAVING THE SAME FORCE AND VALIDITY AS IF THEY WERE TEXTUALLY/ INSERTED IN THE PRESENT ACT, AND THAT THEY ARE THUS PLACED WITH THE GUARANTEE/ OF THE SAID MAJESTIES/ ARTICLE VII/ BELGIUM, WITHIN THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLES I, II AND IV, SHALL FORM/ AN INDEPENDENT AND PERPETUALLY NEUTRAL STATE. IT SHALL BE BOUND TO OBSERVE SUCH/ NEUTRALITY TOWARDS ALL OTHER STATES. (SIGNED AND SEALED BY) PALMERSTON BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SYLVAN VAN DE WEYER BELGIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SENFTT AUSTRIAN PLENOPOTENTIARY/ H. SEBASTIANI FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ BULOW PRUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ POZZI DI BORGO RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY. Lower edge: Facsimile of the treaty, by special permission of the Foreign Office, To Aid The Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund. (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ball, William
Batty, John
Batty, Jonathan
Batty, Joseph
Batty, William
Beck, Mark
Benson, Carter
Benson, Frederick
Benson, John
Benson, William
See details for all 73 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 61
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, manner of death, additional, decorations
    Order of information: Random
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 530mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 600mm, width 785mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
The purchase of the Roll of Honour was approved on 3rd March 1915. The roll was mislaid following closure of the school, but subsequently found in St Bees and rededicated in 2008.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Sandwith Council School Manager’s Minute Book 1910-1932 (at Whitehaven Record Office ref DH129), Minutes of 3rd March 1915 and 10th March 1920
  • Whitehaven News 26 June 2008 pages 1 and 3 for re-dedication

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