Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Allerdale
Town
Workington
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 December 1923
    Attended by: Dr Adam Brown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67220

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Current location

In Store at the church as of 1 December 2019. Please ask to view
Workington United Church- URC/Methodist
South William Street
Workington
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA14 2EW
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 00053 28900
Denomination: Nonconformist

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Previous locations
  • Wesleyan Methodist until c 1932
    Trinity Methodist Church
    South William Street
    Workington
    Allerdale
    Cumbria
    CA14 2EW
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NY 00040 28881
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Brass Plaque, with lettering in black (certain letters are in red)
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/1914 1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ [names in 3 columns]/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allison, Joseph
Chambers, Stanley H
Davies, Evan
Douglas, Harold
Faulder, John
Iredale, Harry
Longstaff, Robert
Lumsden, Allan
Mccanch, Peter
Reece, Frank
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 615mm, width 1110mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Workington Star 4 January 1924 page 3 a-c

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