Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Eden
Town
Tebay
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68174

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Current location

St James' Church
Church Street
Tebay
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 3SP
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 61612 04439
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Richly illustrated 72 page book of Roll of Honour, on which no expense was spared, which minutely details the war work (on page 71) of the LNWR, as a company and of its employees. Over 3,700 copies were produced- one for the family of each of the casualties. Black cloth with gilt lettering, all plates loose. Each page is in certificate form (landscape format), coloured cream with silver or gilt decorations. The statistical page, page 3, is a facsimile copy of the Roll of Honour which was displayed at all LNWR Stations. (34% of the workforce of 93,359 served). Page 1 has details of the 3 VC Winners-JA Christie of London, E Sykes of Mossley, Lancashire & W Wood of Stockport- all 3 survived. Page 2 is the presentation page. Pages 4 to 51 are the casualty details pages- between 76 and 80 names per page except page 51 which is 42 names.Page 52 is illustrations of 20 medals, page 53 details of the recipients of the 1 Order of the Bath, 2 CBE, 2 DSO, 14 OBE & 12 MBE medals. Pages 54 to 66 detail the recipients of the 41 MC, 2 DFC, 1 Air Force Cross, 1 Albert Medal, 1 Albert Service Medal, 106 DCM, 4 DSM, 417 MM, 1 DFM and 151 MSM medals. (a total of 756 UK Medals). Pages 66 to 68 detail the recipients of 34 Foreign Medals-11 French Croix de Guerre, 1 French Medaille Militaire, 15 Belgian Croix de Guerre and 1 of each of the Serbian Gold Medal, Serbian Silver Medal, Serbian Cross of Humanity, Roumanian Medaille, Greek Military Cross 3rd class, Russian Order of St Stanislaus & Italian Croce di Guerra. Pages 69 & 70 detail the recipients of 69 Mentioned in Despatches & 52 Brought to Notice for Valuable Service.
Inscription
Roll of honour/London and North Western Railwaymen/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILST SERVING WITH HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES DURING THE/Great War 1914-19/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31742
    Served and returned: 28019
    Died: 3723
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname , initials of forenames, civilian occupation & locations of employment, Military Rank
    Order of information: Surname
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 3
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames & VC Citation
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 245mm, width 410mm
    Materials: Card, Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: LNWR Railway Company
Reference
  • LNWR Society-Searchable database of the roll of honour- www/lnwrs.org.uk/SHG/Rollhon

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