Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Lakeland
Town
Hawkshead
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1968
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62707

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Current location

Next to memorial plaques (Our ref 4131
4132) on the north wall.
St Michael & All Angels Church
Hawkshead
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA22 0PQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 35207 98072
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Leather bound book in glazed wooden case. Note the case is angled on the wall so the depth dimension is tapered
Inscription
Spine-WW1/Service/Register/1914-1918 Front of Leather Cover-HAWKSHEAD MEN/WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919 Cover Page-This book was given by HS Cowper of High House, and was written by SG Rudler of Hawkshead Hill Contents Page- Hawkshead Men who served in the Great war 1914-1919 1. Names alphabetically arranged i-v 2. Names entered on Roll of Honour 1-116 3. Names of those men before recorded/who fell in the War 117 [names on other pages]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Airey, Frederick Martin
Armer, Richard Usher
Armer, Thomas
Askew, Edward Askew James
Askew, James
Askew, James
Bibby, Edward
Birbeck (birkbeck), John Christopher
Boddington, Humphrey West
Bolton, Harry Smith
See details for all 122 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 122
    Served and returned: 101
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: depth 35mm, height 295mm, width 240mm
    Materials: Leather, Paper
  • Case
    Measurements: depth 210-90mm, height 380mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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