Memorial

Cuningham Memorial Presbyterian Church

Cunningham Memorial Church Plaque

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Cuningham Memorial Presbyterian Church, Dreen Road, Cullybackey, Ballymena, Antrim, BT42 1BW, Northern Ireland

NW 20731 63643

Presbyterian

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 6369
Description: Marble plaque with pediment bearing the Burning Bush below which a scroll bearing the motto of the Irish Presbyterian Church. Marble column at each side. Laurel leaf at top of fatalities column and Maltese cross at each corner of column. One report refers to a "memorial table" but it is probably a misprint for "tablet".
Inscription: ARDENS SED VIRENS / 1914 TO THE GLORY OF GOD 1919 / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR / (Names) / FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH / (Names of deceased) / (Names) Adjacent dedicatory plaque; Royal British Legion / Cullybackey Branch / Presented to / Cuningham Memorial Presbyterian Church / In Recognition Of / Our Long and Valued Association With The Congregation / November 2001(?)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 88
Served: 72
Died: 16
Information shown: Firstname, surname, decorations
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname, fatalities in column at centre, flanked with 2 columns each side with names of those who served

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Ballymena Observer - Friday 16 December 1921 -CUNINGHAM MEMORIAL CHURCH, CULLYBACKEY.-UNVEILING AND DEDICATION OF WAR MEMORIAL.-IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.