Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Carlisle
Town
Brampton
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: May 1920
    Attended by: Miss Emma Lee
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4291

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Current location

St Martin's Church
Brampton
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA8 1NU
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 52846 61030
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three Bronze Plaques set within a wooden frame- the central plaque is the dedication plaque, and the two side ones are the names plaques, also two smaller bronze plaques for individuals missed off the main plaques.
Inscription
-+THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/AS A MEMORIAL/OF THE SELF SACRIFICE/OF THE MEN OF BRAMPTON/WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/”GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/FOR HIS FRIENDS”/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/[names are on the other plaques]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aikman, J B
Armstrong, G S
Armstrong, J
Armstrong, T G
Bell, J
Blain, J
Burn, P
Burton, G H
Carrick, L S
Dobinson, T
See details for all 67 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 68
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 68
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank then surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1700mm, width 2140mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1110mm, width 590mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height 890mm, width 520mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height 245mm, width 320mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper, Wood - Oak, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carlisle Journal 21/5/1920 page 11a

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