Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Copeland
Town
Millom
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
FINE ARTS PUBLISHING CO LTD (Printer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76534

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
A5094
Millom
Copeland
Cumbria
LA18 5EY
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 17152 81363
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • The Hill School
    A5094
    The Hill
    about 1.5 miles north east of Millom
    Copeland
    Cumbria
    LA18 5HB
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 17769 83048
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Printed roll of honour with school name and the names hand written. Roll has a decorative border of oak leaves. The shields of Canada, Ireland, Wales, and India are illustrated in the left hand border and the shields of Australia, Scotland, New Zealand and Africa are illustrated in the right hand border. The lower border has shields, cannons and drums, while the upper border has two warships. The centre is a reproduction of the 1831 Treaty guaranteeing Belgium neutrality. Names are in two outer columns.
Inscription
Top: THE ROLL OF HONOUR/The Hill School Centre- THIS DOCUMENT IS A TRANSLATION AND FACSIMILE OF THE SIGNATURES FROM THE ORIGINAL TREATY OF 1831/ GUARANTEEING THE INDEPENDENCE AND NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SIX/ POWERS IN THE FAMOUS TREATY OF 1839, THE BREAKING OF WHICH BY GERMANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE/ PRESENT WAR WITH THE BRITISH EMPIRE/ THE "SCRAP OF PAPER"/ ARTICLE II/ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND/ HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING OF HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA, HIS MAJESTY / THE KING OF THE FRENCH, HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS, DECLARE, THAT THE ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE PRECEEDING ARTICLE, ARE CONSIDERED AS HAVING THE SAME FORCE AND VALIDITY AS IF THEY WERE TEXTUALLY INSERTED IN THE PRESENT ACT, AND THAT THEY ARE THUS PLACED WITH THE GUARENTEE/ OF THE SAID MAJESTIES/ ARTICLE VII/ BELGIUM, WITHIN THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLES I, II AND IV, SHALL FORM AN INDEPENDENT AND PERPETUALLY NEUTRAL STATE. IT SHALL BE BOUND TO OBSERVE SUCH NEUTRALITY TOWARDS ALL OTHER STATES. (SIGNED AND SEALED BY) PALMERSTON BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SYLVAN VAN DE WEYER BELGIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ SENFTT AUSTRIAN PLENOPOTENTIARY/ H. SEBASTIANI FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY/ BULOW PRUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY/ POZZI DI BORGO RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARY. Lower edge: Facsimile of the treaty, by special permission of the Foreign Office, To Aid The Prince of Wales' National Relief Fund./LEST WE FORGET Two Side Panels-[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbingdon, A
Abbingdon, J
Chadwick, E
Clarke, J
Crelling, T
Cropper, C
Crowther, J
Crowther, W
Eccles, J G
Fallows, W T
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 24
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: depth <5mm, height 555mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 650mm, width 810mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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