Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Colton
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4152
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Current location
Holy Trinity Church
Off Colton Hill
Colton
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA12 8HF
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 31833 86049
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular brass plaque set on a wooden base with lettering in white.
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/[names].
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alcock, Lionel B
Barlow, George
Beaven, John Ad
Besley, C Robert
Dixon, John A
Fawcett, Richard H
Shackley, Edward
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,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 300mm, width 520mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 370mm, width 580mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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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