Osmotherley

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: South Lakeland
Town: Osmotherley, near Ulverston
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 62350

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Current location

St John's Church
Well House
Osmotherley
near Ulverston
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA12 7PQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 27889 82156
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Latin cross with a tapering shaft, set on a tapering plinth and base with chamfered edges. Inscription and names in lead lettering on the sides of the plinth.

Inscription

THIS MONUMENT/ WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF OSMOTHERLY/ AS A LASTING MEMORIAL OF/ THE SACRIFICE OF/ (Names)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918/ IT IS ALSO A MARK OF GRATITUDE TO GOD/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THOSE WHOSE/ NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED, WHO PLAYED/ THEIR PART IN THE GREAT CAMPAIGN.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ashburner, Thomas
Barker, Ernest G
Benson, John
Boast, Leslie
Dixon, James
Dodd, Stanley
Fell, John
Flick, Cyril
Gaskell, Bertie
Gaskell, Ephraim
See details for all 48 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 48
Served and returned: 42
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Cross
Measurements: depth 120mm, height 1400mm, width 580mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Plinth
Measurements: depth 620-480mm, height 760mm, width 690-550mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Base
Measurements: depth 870mm, height 220mm, width 940mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

LNS Index 53

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