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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Carlisle
- Town
- Carlisle
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 67086
Current location
On South Stairs
St Cuthbert's Church
St Cuthbert's Lane
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8AQ
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 39978 55849
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- The Church is now Elim Pentecostal
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Square
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1DB
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 40334 55858
Denomination: Church of England
- The Church is now Elim Pentecostal
- Description
- Bronze Plaque on wood backing
- Inscription
- TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/EDWARD BASIL DIXON/LIEUT. 5TH LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGT/YOUNGEST SON OF FRANCIS PETER DIXON/MAYOR OF CARLISLE/BORN 26TH SEPTEMBER 1889/KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES 6TH JUNE 1915/BURIED IN VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY/BELGIUM/ALSO TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/PETER SYDENHAM DIXON/LIEUT. 7TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGT/FORMERLY OF HONG KONG VOLUNTEER CORPS/SECOND SON OF FRANCIS PETER DIXON/BORN 12TH JANUARY 1883/KILLED IN ACTION AT HEILLY 7TH AUGUST 1918/BURIED IN HEILLY MILITARY CEMETERY/FRANCE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dixon, Edward Basil
Dixon, Peter Sydenham
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname full forenames, regiment, rank, dates of birth & death, place of burial & family details
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 40, height 980, width 950
Materials: Bronze - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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