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Memorial details

Memorial type: Obelisk
District: Barrow In Furness
Town: Newton
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 4139

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Current location

Village Green beside the Village Hall
Romney Road
Newton
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA13 0ND
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 23001 71686
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Obelisk set on a square plinth with the names and two steps.

Inscription

6 o'clock face: THIS STONE WAS ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ NEWTON AND DISTRICT/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names) 12 o'clock face: ALSO/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: ALSO/ THOSE WHO SERVED/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bell, Arthur
Bell, Robert
Bickerdike, Tom
Boulton, Henry
Bowen, Samuel
Butterfield, John W
Checketts, Thomas
Clague, George H
Clarke, James E
Clarke, William H
See details for all 43 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 44
Served and returned: 32
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname

Components

Obelisk
Measurements: depth 609mm, height 3352mm, width 609mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone
Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone

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

Newton-in-Furness
WMO ID: 174574
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 26-04-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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