West Church Parishioners

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Ballymena
Town: Ballymena
County: Antrim
Country: Northern Ireland
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 6390

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Current location

West Church
Ballymoney Road
Ballymena
Ballymena
Antrim
BT43 5BS
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 25510 60818
Denomination: Church of Ireland

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Description

Plaque on an oak board. Top centre has an illustration of the burning bush, a laurel wreath surrounds the names of the fallen.

Inscription

1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH/ THIS CHURCH WHO FELL/ AND THOSE WHO SERVED/ IN DEFENCE OF EMPIRE/ GREATER/ LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (Names)/ THEY JEOPARDED/ THEIR LIVES IN THE HIGH PLACES/ OF THE FIELD

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Andrews, W J M
Caruth, G
Courtney, R
Currie, S
Herbison, J J
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 88
Served and returned: 83
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, service
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 1270 mm, width 1016 mm
Materials: Brass

Condition

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History

2011: Condition of memorial is unknown. However, it is believed that it has suffered fire damage as an illustration in the archive c1990 shows damage to the edges of the plaque including the loss of the names of those who served. Full names list and inscription are from an illustration in the F Osborne & Co catalogue (c1930).

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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