Carlisle St John the Evangelist Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 27 February 1921
Attended by: Rev FC Costeloe, Vicar of Nottingham (but St John’s until a few months earlier)

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

67607

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Current location

South wall of nave
St John the Evangelist Church
London Road
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2JZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 40718 55270
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

White Marble Tablet in a brown alabaster frame for WW1 with a simple white marble tablet below for WW2. The spandrils over the centre arch of the WW1 memorial contain figures of angels holding a scroll reading “Their name liveth in glory for evermore”.

Inscription

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION AND PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names]/ IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS CHURCH AND PARISH/WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/WITH GRATITUDE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Armstrong, Adam
Armstrong, Archd
Armstrong, Jno R
Barber, Geo
Barnes, Tj
Baxter, Norman
Bell, Robert J
Bennett, J
Blackburn, Chas
Brown, Jno
See details for all 36 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 229
Served and returned: 0
Died: 229
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, decorations, regiment
Order of information: regiment then rank then surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1370mm, width 2210mm
Materials: Marble, Alabaster
Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Memorial: £256

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Cumberland News 5/3/1921 page 4

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