Memorial

Holy Trinity Roll of Honour

Overall View of Memorial

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

On the South Gallery, west wall, St James' Church, High Street, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 7PZ, England

NX 97668 18436

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 3934
Description: Wooden framed, glazed, vellum roll of honour with capitals in red.
Inscription: Top of memorial: THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HERE FOUGHT FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918. Top of memorial full width: THEY WERE A WALL TO US, BOTH NIGHT AND DAY/ 1st SAMUEL XXV.16. Top left hand column: THESE FELL TO RISE ELSEWHERE/ (Names) Across each of the other three double columns:THESE LIVED, HIGHER HERE TO RISE/[Names in 2 columns 3 times, total of 6 columns] Across the full width of the bottom of the memorial:THIS IS THE MEMORIAL OF THEIR HONOUR AND OUR GRATITUDE Across three other columns: THESE LIVED, HIGHER HERE TO RISE. (Names) Across lower edge: THIS IS THE MEMORIAL OF THEIR HONOUR AND OUR GRATITUDE.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 402
Served: 327
Died: 75
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations, initials of forenames

Roll of honour

Height: 900mm

Width: 2365mm

Made from: Vellum, Wood

Condition: Good

Whitehaven News 17th February 1921 page 5- for details of the unveiling and its location at Holy Trinity