Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Copeland
Town
Cleator
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS WALL & CO. (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13 May 1917
    Attended by: Very Rev Abbot Hurley OSB of Douai Abbey
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67073

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Current location

On the East Side of the Sacristy Door (East end of south wall of the nave)
St Mary's Church
Trumpet Terrace
Cleator
Copeland
Cumbria
CA23 3AA
England

OS Grid Ref: NY02041 14095
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Brass Plaque, with white lettering. The former statue was of St. Joseph (the patron saint of the deceased) and was made of caron stone, standing on a pedestal and with a fine canopy of the same stone.
Inscription
+/OF YOUR CHARITY/PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE/SOUL OF/PETER JOSEPH MCNAMEE/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/AUG 13TH 1916 IN HIS 20TH YEAR/TO WHOSE MEMORY THIS STATUE/IS ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS/On Whose Soul Sweet Jesus have mercy
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mcnamee, Peter Joseph
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, full forenames, country and date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5, height 245, width 295
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Whitehaven News page 5, 17th May 1917

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