Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Keswick
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 26 Jan 1926
Attended by: Dean of Carlisle
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3992
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Current location
St John's Church
St John's Street
Keswick
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA12 5AH
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 26788 23176
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Large wooden memorial board containing mounted vellum book of remembrance, behind glass since 1995. Decorated with four reliefs of pillars and a scroll.
- Inscription
- On board 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945 AT THE/ GOING/ DOWN /OF THE /SUN AND/IN THE/ MORNING/ WE WILL/ REMEMBER/ THEM THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE The Book: Title Page- NAMES/OF/MEN/BELONGING/TO/ST. JOHN’S PARISH/KESWICK/WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES/IN THE/GREAT/WAR Page 1- (14 names) Page 2- (13 names) Page 3- (12 names) Page 4- (10 names) Page 5- (14 names) Page 6-(4 names) Page 7-1939-1945/[10 names] Page 8- (6 names) Page 9- (12 names) Page 10-[9 names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, T V
Bateson, G
Bawden, T
Bertram, R
Birkett, J
Blamire, G
Blamire, J
Boadle, J
Boustead, L
Boustead, T
See details for all 109 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 67
Served and returned: 0
Died: 67
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak, Vellum, Glass, Leather
- 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
- Parish of St John WWI and WWII
- WMO ID: 145999
- Condition: Good [last updated on 26-06-2020]
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- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- West Cumberland Times 30/1/1926 page 5a
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