Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Copeland
Town
Cleator
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
MESSRS HEATON, BUTLER & BAYNE (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5 September 1903
    Attended by: Bishop of Carlisle
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9018

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Current location

Baptistry at West end of church
St Leonard's Church
Cleator
Copeland
Cumbria
CA23 3DN
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 01646 13633
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light stained glass window depicting Christ blessing little children. His father was George Benjamin Armes, Vicar of Cleator from 1870 to 1905. His middle Christian name was the maiden name of his mother and he was born in 1874 so was aged 26 at death. His service number was 4833. The Church was comprehensively restored in 1900 to 1903, and the window was dedicated with the rest of the Church by the Bishop of Carlisle on 5 September 1903. The service record cites the cause of death more prosaically as Dysentry.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/WILLIAM/FAWCETT ARMES/ONLY SON OF THE VICAR/OF THIS PARISH HE SERVED WITH THORNEYCROFTS/MOUNTED INFANTRY/IN THE BATTLES OF COLENSO/& SPION KOP & AT LADYSMITH & DIED AT THE/LAST PLACE OF ENTERIC FEVER/ON MAY 14TH 1900
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armes, William Fawcett
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Mrs Armes, his mother
Reference
  • Whitehaven News 10 September 1903, page 6g

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