Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Castletown
Town
Castletown
County
Isle of Man
Country
Isle of Man
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 August 1923
    Attended by: Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
  • Dedicated
    Date: 6 November 1949
    Attended by: Revds. H. S. Whittaker, P, Shaw and J. H. B. Sewell.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 November 1949
    Attended by: British Legion President, Mr T. G. Moore, M.H.K
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2 August 1923
    Attended by: The Bishop of Sodor and Mann
  • Show More (3)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28189

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Current location

In front of the castle
Speaker's Garden
Castle Rushen
Market Square
Castletown
Castletown
Isle of Man
IM9 1LQ
Isle of Man

OS Grid Ref: SC 26482 67433
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough hewn granite Celtic Cross on a square granite plinth laid upon a two step slate base within a railed enclosure in the Speaker's Garden of Rushen Castle. The WW1 names are on slate tablets mounted each side of a granite wall to the rear. The WW2 dedication and names have been added on a similar tablet to the rear of the cross. A WW1 Centenary memorial in the form of a pair of wooden benches and four small wooden plaques has been set in front of the memorial (WMR 99296).
Inscription
(ON CROSS BASE) IN REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 - 1918/ CASTLETOWN TO THE MEMORY OF HER CHILDREN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN (ON WALL - LEFT) 1914 - IN MEMORY OF 1918/ (NAMES) (ON WALL - CENTRE) 1939 - IN MEMORY OF 1945/ (NAMES) (ON WALL - RIGHT) 1914 - IN MEMORY OF 1918/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allan-black, H Mc A
Archibald, James
Atkin, Charles P
Beckton, William
Bell, Thomas H
Bleasdale, J R
Boyd, Robert
Butler, J P
Cain, George P
Cain, R Claude
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 78
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 78
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 5500MM
    Materials: Stone - Limestone (manx)
  • Wall
    Measurements: width 2000MM
    Materials: Stone - Limestone (manx)
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CASTLETOWN RBL
Reference

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