Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- Whitehaven
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 3 July 1921
Attended by: Lt. Col George Dixon of St. Bees - Dedicated
Date: 3 July 1921
Attended by: Revd Reginald Samuel Edward Oliver, Vicar - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8991
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Current location
On the south gallery
St James' Church
High Street
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 7PZ
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 97668 18436
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Christ Church
Preston Street
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 9DR
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 972 175
Denomination: Church of England
- Christ Church
- Description
- Bronze plaque in a wooden frame.
- Inscription
- CHRIST CHURCH WHITEHAVEN/ YOUNG MENS BIBLE CLASS/ MEMORIAL TO THE MEMBERS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ "THEY FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carr, Joseph
Davis, Sydney Jackson
Garroway, Wiliam
Moore, David Graham
Noble, George
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 10mm, height 600mm, width 365mm
Materials: Bronze - Frame
Measurements: depth 45mm, height 720mm, width 520mm
Materials: Wood
- 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 - Reference
- Whitehaven News 31st July 1921 page 6 for details of the unveiling and dedication
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