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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Lancaster
Town
Leck
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
FINE ARTS PUBLISHING CO LTD (Printer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3329

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Leck
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA6 2JD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 64307 76592
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Printed roll of honour with names hand written. Roll has a decorative border of oak leaves. The shields of Canada, Ireland, Wales, and India are illustrated in the left hand border and the shields of Australia, Scotland, New Zealand and Africa are illustrated in the right hand border. The lower border has shields, cannons and drums, while the upper border has two warships. The centre is a reproduction of the 1831 Treaty guaranteeing Belgium neutrality. Names are in two outer columns. There are marks indicating the names of those who were killed in action, missing believed killed, torpedoed and drowned, died of wounds and wounded.
Inscription
Top: THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ MEN WHO HAVE ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL IN DEFENCE OF A "SCRAP OF PAPER". Centre: LECK/ THIS DOCUMENT IS A TRANSLATION AND FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURES FROM THE ORIGINAL TREATY OF 1831/ GUARANTEEING THE INDEPENDENCE AND NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SIX/ POWERS IN THE FAMOUS TREATY OF 1839, THE BREAKING OF WHICH BY GERMANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE/ PRESENT WAR WITH THE BRITISH EMPIRE/ THE "SCRAP OF PAPER"/ ARTICLE II/ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND/ HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING OF HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA, HIS MAJESTY / THE KING OF THE FRENCH, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS, DECLARE, THAT THE ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE PRECEEDING ARTICLE, ARE CONSIDERED AS HAVING THE SAME FORCE AND VALIDITY AS IF THEY WERE TEXTUALLY INSERTED IN THE PRESENT ACT, AND THAT THEY ARE THUS PLACED WITH THE GUARANTEE/ OF THE SAID MAJESTIES/ ARTICLE VII/ BELGIUM, WITHIN THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLES I, II AND IV, SHALL FORM AN INDEPENDENT AND PERPETUALLY NEUTRAL STATE. IT SHALL BE BOUND TO OBSERVE SUCH NEUTRALITY TOWARDS ALL OTHER STATES. (SIGNED AND SEALED BY) PALMERSTON BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SYLVAN VAN DE WEYER BELGIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SENFTT AUSTRIAN PLENOPOTENTIARY/ H. SEBASTIANI FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ BULOW PRUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ POZZI DI BORGO RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY. Lower edge: Facsimile of the treaty, by special permission of the Foreign Office, To Aid The Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund. (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clapham, Edwin
Corless, Thomas Allan
Gill, Richard James
Holderness, William Harold
Huggonson, John Wilfred
Ireland, Ernest Stanley
Lawrence, William Benson
Pooley, William
William, Richard
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 29
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
It was rescued from the top of the bell tower by a local resident. The parchment is crumbling somewhat and there is some foxing. It has been reframed to prevent further deterioration.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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