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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Copeland
Town
Millom
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 Aug 1921
    Attended by:
  • Dedicated
    Date: 14 Aug 1921
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66848

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Current location

kept in a cupboard-not on public display
Methodist Church
Crown Street
Millom
Copeland
Cumbria
LA18 4AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 17412 80106
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
1914-1919/Wesleyan Methodist Church/Millom/In loving and grateful remembrance of the Men/of this Church and School/who made the Supreme Sacrifice/[names]/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, James H
Arscott, William C
Boase, Matthew
Coade, Samuel
Combe, Joseph
Dale, Samuel
Dennis, Stanley C
Docker, Fred
Docker, Walter
Fallows, William C
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 31
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname (in alphabetical order) and full first forenames (initials of others)
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Order of Dedication Service-This is at Millom Museum
  • Andy Moss website ‘South Cumbrian War memorials’ www.southcumbrianwarmemorials, for photograph

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