Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barrow In Furness
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67588

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Current location

In Corridor from the back door to the entrance to the main church
opposite the Lady Chapel
St Matthew's Church
Harrogate Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 3QH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 20082 70372
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White Marble Plaque on grey marble backboard
Inscription
Jesu Mercy/IN LOVING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF/CAPTAIN ALFRED JAMES BARROW/MC/ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF/ALDERMAN ALFRED BARROW OBE DL/AND/AGNES JANE, HIS WIFE,/WHO, WOUNDED IN FRANCE,/DIED A PRISONER OF WAR AT/CASSEL, GERMANY/ON THE 24TH JUNE 1918, AGED 31/Faithful unto death
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barrow, Alfred James
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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, forenames, rank. date & place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 635mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 765mm, width 585mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC & Churchwardens of the Parish

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