Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Seat
- District
- Barrow In Furness
- Town
- Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 69015
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Current location
South side of central aisle
4th from back
St Mary the Virgin Church
Central Drive
Walney Island
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 3HU
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 18534 68589
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden Church Pew with Brass dedication plaque
- Inscription
- THIS PEW WAS GIVEN/IN MEMORY OF/ALBERT AYRES EMN/WHO DIED 25TH DECR 1942/AND/JOSEPH AYRES PO RN/KILLED ON 9TH MAY 1944
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ayres, Albert
Ayres, Joseph
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service, date of death, manner of death
Order of information: date of death
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 90mm, width 155mm
Materials: Brass
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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