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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Down
Town
Killough
County
Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
Korean War (1950-1953)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th November 1954
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 November 1954
    Attended by: Very Rev R C H Elliott MA HCF, Dean of Belfast
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6355

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Current location

St Anne's Church
Branneys Lane
Killough
Down
Down
BT30 7RE
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: SB 62931 90376
Denomination: Church of Ireland

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Description
Lacquered brass plaque on dark oak mount. Globe and laurel badge of the royal marines.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN RALPH NICHOLAS PARKINSON-CUMINE MC ROYAL MARINES AGED 28 YEARS MISSING IN ACTION, PRESUMED KILLED 29TH NOVEMBER 1950 WHILE SERVING IN 41 INDEPENDENT COMMANDO IN KOREA. GREATER LOVE HATH THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Parkinson-curmine, Ralph Nicholas
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Commemorations
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, decorations, regiment, age of death, manner of death, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 355mm, width 570mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Reports of memorial service: Belfast Telegraph, 29 Nov 1954; Dromore Leader, 3 Dec 1954; Down Recorder; Belfast Newsletter; Mourne Observer.

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