Memorial

T Wood

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Blencogo Village Hall (formerly the Village School), Blencogo, Allerdale, Cumbria, CA7 0BZ, England

NY 20036 48237

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 72372
Description: Bronze Plaque
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS WOOD MA, A SCHOLAR OF BLENCOGO SCHOOL, LOST AT SEA ON HMS DORSETSHIRE, APRIL 1942, DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE SCHOOL AND FRIENDS, AND AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT ENDOWED BY MISS ISABELLA MANN

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death, date of death, place of death, other

Costs: £26/10
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Raised £30/17
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Balance to be used for Sunday School Prizes

Unveiled

4 Dec 1947

Rev Wm Garner, Vicar of Madeley, Crewe-but a native of Blencogo

Dedicated

4 Dec 1947

Rev CW Howard of Ings, near Kendal, a great friend of the deceased

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good