Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- St Bees
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 30 June 1921
Attended by: Undefined - Dedicated
Date: 30th June 1921
Attended by: Bishop of Carlisle - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3924
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Current location
Part way along the north wall of the school chapel
St Bees School
Wood Lane
St Bees
Copeland
Cumbria
CA27 1DS
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 96979 12232
Denomination: Non-denominational
- Description
- A wall-mounted, brass plaque mounted in portrait. It has the dates and school coat of arms at the top, centre above the commemoration and the names which are in four columns. All lettering is engraved.
- Inscription
- 1914-1919/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE/ OLD ST BEGHIANS WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ PRO PATRIA/ [Names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adam, H W
Adams, J P F
Adamson, D
Alderson, R
Allpass, H B K
Armstrong, L W
Banks, J
Bannister, M J
Barrs, N C
Baxter, R P
See details for all 183 names - Commemorations
- VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 1
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Initials, Honours
Order of information: Date of Death - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 183
Served and returned: 0
Died: 183
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials, Honours
Order of information: Date of death
- VC or GC Recipients
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 1590mm, width 845mm
Materials: Brass
- Memorial
- 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 - Responsibility
- Old St Beghian Association
- Reference
- West Cumberland Times 2/7/1921 page 5f
- Old St Beghian Society, www.st-beghian-society.co.uk/Historical%20Listings%20and%20Info.html, accessed 30th November, 2024
- Old St Beghian Magazine no 189, July 2016, article on page 19 clarifies the order of names by date of death; article on page 18 clarifies the ownership of the memorial
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