Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Font or font cover
- District
- Carlisle
- Town
- Gilsland
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4299
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Current location
St Mary Magdalene Church
Gilsland
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA8 7AW
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 63344 67301
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- ORNATELY CARVED Octagonal WOODEN FONT COVER WITH TWO BRASS PLAQUES ATTACHED TO IT-1 for each conflict. Both plaques have an INCISED INSCRIPTION IN RED AND BLACK PAINTED LETTERING
- Inscription
- WW1 PLAQUE: IN MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 WW2 PLAQUE: IN MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE 2ND GREAT WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, Robert L
Curling, Cecil E
Henderson, John H
Irving, Joseph G
Robson, George
Robson, Lawrence
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Thomas
Wilson, Fred E
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 180mm, width 220-130 mm
Materials: Brass - Font cover
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 500mm, width 535mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaques / Panels with names
- 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 - Responsibility
- PCC & Churchwardens of the Parish
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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