Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Barrow In Furness
- Town
- Dalton in Furness
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 68095
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Current location
East wall
Dalton Community Church
Wellington Street
Dalton in Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA15 8AW
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 22879 74081
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- White Marble Plaque on black marble backboard
- Inscription
- 1914 1919TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS/OF THIS CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ [names in 2 columns] “THEY ARE WORTHY TO BE KEPT IN REMEMBRANCE” AND OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/1939 1945/ [names]/ ALSO OF NORMAN GIBSON AGED 22/DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR JAN 18, 1921
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashworth, J F Gordon
Baker, George
Blackwell, James
Bottoms, William
Boundy, Eileen
Bowker, Frederick
Brocklebank, John
Downham, Wm Albert
Gibson, Norman
Gill, John E
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 80mm, height 895mm, width 980mm
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: depth 35mm, height 990mm, width 1070mm
Materials: Marble - Black
- 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 - Reference
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