Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Eden
Town
Appleby
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3rd April 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3054

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Current location

Methodist Church
The Sands
Appleby
Eden
Cumbria
CA16 6RL
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 68486 20472
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Grey Marble Tablet for WW1; Brass Plaque on wooden backboard for WW2
Inscription
WW1 Tablet- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS/ OF THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THE/ CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHTEOUSNESS/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "THEY GAVE THE BLOOD-RED WINE OF YOUTH,/ THEY GAVE THE YEARS THAT ARE TO BE"/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" WW2 Plaque-IN MEMORY OF/[names]/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/THE WORLD WAR/1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowman, George
Cassells, William James
Dargue, Percy
Dargue, Robert William
Grisdale, Thomas William
Relph, Tom
Sayer, John Lindsay
Sowerby, William
Stephenson, Maurice
Thornton, Hugh
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    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
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 455mm, width 310mm
    Materials: Brass
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 1530mm, width 855mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 510mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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