Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Copeland
Town
Whitehaven
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25 July 1917
    Attended by: Revd J.W. Hartley, Vicar
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 23 March 1917
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8987

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Current location

On South wall of Nave.
St James' Church
High Street
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 7PY
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 97667 18436
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque set on a wooden backboard. The lettering is black, but many words have their first letter in red.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LESLIE ROBERT SCHRADER GUNSON/ LIEUTENANT RGA HEAVY BATTERY AETAT XXI/ KILLED ON THE SOMME JULY 18 1916/ WHILE SEARCHING FOR HIS MISSING MEN/ AND INTERRED AT THE QUARRY CEMETERY MONTAUBAN/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gunson, Leslie Robert Schrader
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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,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 505mm, width 810mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 605mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Whitehaven News Page 7, 27/07/1916 Photograph of casualty
  • St. Bees School Roll of Honour Opposite Page 60 Photo & Biography
  • Whitehaven News Page 8, 04/03/1915 Photograph of casualty

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