Memorial details

Memorial type
Endowed bed
District
Allerdale
Town
Workington
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
4085

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Previous locations
  • Workington Hospital
    Workington
    Allerdale
    Cumbria
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NY 002 278
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
A BED IN THIS HOSPITAL/WAS ENDOWED BY THE/WORKINGTON BRIGHT SPARKS/IN MEMORY OF/MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN WORLD WAR II/1939-1945/[names]/"AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Cowen, James
Douglas, Leslie
Hodkinson, Thomas William
Inman, Howard
Jarman, Geoffrey
Muir, Donald
Norman, Frank
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 600MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Bed
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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