Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Liturgical objects
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Bowness On Windermere
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 49721
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Current location
Kept in the church safe: NOT on public display
St Martin's Church
Church Street
Bowness On Windermere
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA23 3DG
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 40251 96902
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Alms Dish
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN JOHN CHRISTOPHER WATSON THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS WHO FELL WHILE LEADING HIS MEN IN ACTION AT ZONNEBEKE, FLANDERS SEPTEMBER 25TH 1917 AGED 20 YEARS, THE ALMS DISH WHICH BELONGED TO HIS GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER RICHARD WATSON OF CALGARTH PARK BISHOP OF LLANDAFF IS GIVEN TO THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN’S WINDERMERE BY HIS MOTHER
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Watson, John Christopher
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank,date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Alms dish
Measurements: depth 70mm, height 430mm dia
Materials: Brass
- Alms dish
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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