Memorial

H A Lediard

Inscription sewn into frontal

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

Used on the High Altar at major festivals, Carlisle Cathedral, The Abbey, Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TZ, England

NY3990155957

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Altar or altar part
WMR Reference Number: 66977
Description: Altar frontal of red embossed velvet with gold fleur-de-lys and a superfrontal.
Inscription: On the Superfrontal (TRANSLATED FROM LATIN)-God saved the whole world that he gave his only begotten Son On a piece of vellum sewn to the reverse of the frontal-To the Glory of God/and in memory of/Hermione Agneta Lediard/Born February 11, 1892/Died in the service of her Country/November 3rd 1918.

Dedicated

24 Feb 1921

The Cathedral Dean

Cumberland News 26 Feb 1921 page 7c
Photographs of her and related correspondence in the IWM collections- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?f[0]=agentString:Lediard, Hermione A&query=
Cumberland News 5 Nov 1918 page 5d, for a long obituary