Post Office Fellowship of Remembrance-Coniston

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

20th Century Wars (1900-1999)

Ceremony

Opened
Date: 18 Jun 2001
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

72326

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Current location

at the west (coniston) side of the gardens at the front of the hotel
just in front of the 'Legacy Members' car park
Waterhead Hotel
B5285
Coniston
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA21 8AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 31001 97475
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Brass Plaque on slate backboard

Inscription

THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE IS DEDICATED TO/THOSE MEMBERS OF THE POST OFFICE WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES/IN THE TWO WORLD WARS AND IN SPECIAL MEMORY OF/[names in 2 columns]/OPENED ON 18 JUNE 2001 TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF/THE FORMING OF THE POST OFFICE FELLOWSHIP OF REMEMBRANCE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alexander, R
Allen, H B
Bedwell, S R
Beech, R
Brown, M
Causley, R J
Chapman, A R
Chapman, E
Chapman, H
Cheesman, B
See details for all 22 names

Commemorations

20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 10mm, height 300mm, width 420mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 360mm, width 450mm
Materials: Slate

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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