Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Lakeland
Town
Kirkby Lonsdale
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70652

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Queen's Square
Kirkby Lonsdale
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA6 2AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 61052 78805
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Hand made paper roll of honour mounted in a glazed wooden frame. The lettering is in calligraphy with title and initial letters of the names rubricated, the rest in black. An image of a cross made of poppies sits next to a copy of the epithets incised around the steps of the Memorial in the churchyard (WMR 497). There are 50 WW1 Names in three columns (compared with 41 Names on the Memorial outside), and 13 WW2 Names in a fourth column (compared with 12 on the memorial outside).
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names in 3 columns for WW1 and a fourth column for WW2)/ Who stands if England fall. Who dies if England live./ Ye that live on mid English pastures green remember/ us, and think what might have been.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Airey, William
Anderson, David
Armer, Arthur
Ashmore, Henry
Bagley, John Charles
Blamire, John
Blows, Sidney
Bond, Williamn
Booth, Henry
Brunskill, John
See details for all 63 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 50
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 50
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • "Lest We Forget: The Kirkby Lonsdale Men Who Died in WW1" by Sidney Richardson is on display in the church. A PDF version was found on the internet.

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