Memorial

Gisburn Roll Of Honour- Served and fallen

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Just off the junction of A682 and A59, Gisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB7 4ET, England

SD 82998 48862

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 3365
Description: Wall hung wooden framed and glazed Roll of Honour with the shields of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland down the right border and prayer to St George down the left.
Inscription: PARISHIONERS OF ST MARYS CHURCH GISBURN/ SERVING IN HIS MAJESTIES FORCES IN THE GEART WAR./ (Names)/ A PRAYER FOR/ ST GEORGES DAY/ O LORD GOD OF HOSTS/ WHO DIDST GIVE GRACE TO/ THY SERVANT GEORGE TO LAY/ ASIDE THE FEAR OF MAN AND TO/ CONFESS THEE EVEN UNTO DEATH/ GRANT THAT WE AND ALL OUR/ COUNTRYMEN MAY THINK LIGHTLY/ OF EARTHLY PLACE AND HONOUR/ AND TO SEEK RATHER TO PLEASE/ THE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION/ WHO HAS CHOSEN US TO BE/ HIS SOLDIERS./TO WHOM WITH/ THEE AND THE HOLY GHOST/ BE THANKS AND PRAISE FROM/ ALL THE ARMIES OF THY SAINTS TO/FOR EVERMORE/ AMEN

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 56
Served: 51
Died: 5
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: fallen alphabetically THEN served with the 6 women last, in alphabetical order, but the men's names are jumbled

Roll of honour

Height: 445mm

Width: 410mm

Made from: Paper

Condition: Good