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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Lakeland
Town
Bowness On Windermere
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Maker
Kentmere Ltd (Printer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67871

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Current location

Kept in the church vestry-available on request to the duty steward
St Martin's Church
Church Street
Bowness On Windermere
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA23 3DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 40251 96902
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Leather bound book
Inscription
Front Cover-WINDERMERE/PARISH CHURCH/BOOK OF/REMEMBRANCE/OF/THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918 Page 1-[BLANK] Page 2-[PHOTO OF STAINED GLASS WINDOW IN CHAPEL] Page 3-Windermere Parish Church/WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL/Roll of Honour/1914-1918/AND/List of those who served their/Country and returned to their/homes, and a Record of Parochial/Work in connection with the War/The nearest relative of each of the fallen, and/each survivor whose name is recorded therein/are asked to accept this Copy as a grateful/tribute from two Parishioners (who wish to/remain anonymous) for their services Page 4-[BLANK] Page 5-Preface/This “Book of Remembrance” /has been compiled in the great and/glorious memory of those brave men/of St Martin’s Parish, Winder-/mere, who by the highest sacrifice/a man can offer, have made our/lives more secure and prosperous;/and also to show an enduring/gratitude to the men who have/returned safely to their homes/EUSTON J NURSE/Rector of Windermere Page 6-[BLANK] Page 7-[Sketch of the Memorial Tablet to the fallen] Page 8- [BLANK] Page 9-[lists 6 of the 71 fallen] Page 10-List of Names, Ranks and Units,in/which they served, of the officers,/non-commissioned officers and men/from the Parish of St. Martin’s,/Windermere who served their King/and Country in the European War,/1914-1918, and returned to their/homes./[names on pages 10-31] Page 32-Names and Ranks of Parishioners who/joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion/Border Regiment under the Military/Service Acts 1914 and 1918,and/the Volunteer Act 1916, to be sent to/defend our shores in case of invasion/or an attempted invasion, and who/received the certificate of servce/and the thanks of His Majesty the/King./[names]/ Page 33-List of Ladies whose homes are in the/Parish of St Martin’s, who served/in Voluntary Aid Detachments/during the War in the following/Hospitals:/[names] Page 34-[names] Page 35-Parish Church Working Party/A PAROCHIAL WORKING PARTY organ-ised by MRS NURSE and MISS MAKANT/meeting once a week from August 1914, to/May 1919, made and sent off over 9,000 articles/of clothing to the troops, and 19,000 sandbags to/France (the Bowness boatmen assisting with the sandbags). The Depot/THE membes of the Depot (situated in the Parish) with MISS GARNETT as Hon Sec-/retary, made and distributed over 100,000 surgical dressings, splints and comforts in their 3½ years’ work.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abblett, F
Abblett, W H
Adams, A
Adams, G
Adams, H
Adams, L
Adams, Stanley
Adamson, H
Addison, E
Airey, Arthur
See details for all 446 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 432
    Served and returned: 432
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 20
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, where served
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Leather, Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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