Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- Bigrigg
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- G. Maile & Son of 367 Euston Road, London
Erected by Mr A Chapple: Parishioner, relation of one of the casualties - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10 Nov 1920
Attended by: Miss Havercroft of Seascale (formerly of Bigrigg) - Dedicated
Date: 10 Nov 1920
Attended by: The Rector-Revd W Thwaites - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66929
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Current location
west end of south wall
St John's Church
A595
Bigrigg
Copeland
Cumbria
CA22 2UT
England
OS Grid Ref: NX99785 13810
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Polished Brass Plaque set on oak with names in 2 columns . Most lettering is in black, but some lettering is picked out in red. There is a shelf below the memorial for flowers etc.
- Inscription
- 1914+1918/IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (names)/ “GOD PROVED THEM AND FOUND THEM WORTHY FOR/HIMSELF WISDOM III.V
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barbour, John
Bell, Lancelot
Bryan, Thomas
Chapple, Lancelot
Cranke, Harry
Donaldson, William
Eilbeck, Burnett
Errington, Joseph
Faragher, Thomas
Farragher, William
See details for all 32 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 32
Served and returned: 0
Died: 32
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname & full forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 830mm, width 545mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 960mm, width 650mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Whitehaven News 18th November 1920
- Moor Row Primary school have fully researched all the casualties-their file is on the Local History Shelves at Whitehaven Record Office
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