Parish War Memorial - Jurby, Isle of Man
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Jurby Parish War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St. Patrick's on Church Road in Jurby. It is in memory of the men of the Parish who lost their lives in World War I & II.
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Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 12/23/2017
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Jurby Parish War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St. Patrick's on Church Road in Jurby. It is in memory of the men of the Parish who lost their lives in World War I & II.
The dedication on the memorial for the Great War is as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
JOHN WILLIAM GOLDIE
JOHN ROBERT CALLISTER
ROBERT ALFRED QUAYLE
ANDREW JOUGHIN
THEY SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES, AND WERE VICTORIOUS
BY THE CROSS OF OUR SALVATION. WE ARE UNITED.'
The World War II dedication is as follows:
'ALSO
IN PERCY MOUGHTIN
WHO FELL IN THE SECOND
GREAT WAR 1939-1945'
The War Memorials Online website shows the following Information:
'Status:
On original site
Type:
Freestanding
Location:
External
Setting:
Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description:
Wheel cross
Materials:
Stone Marble
Lettering:
Incised
Conflicts:
First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial:
Marble cross. The memorial was unveiled on 02 June 1921 by the Lieutenant Governor Sir William Fry, accompanied by Lady Fry and Mr Leigh Goldie-Taubman. The dedication was performed by the Venerable Archdeacon. The Rev. J. A. Cooil, chaplain of St. Jude's, read the lesson, and the concluding prayers were read by Rural Dean the Rev. J. H. Cain. After a moment's pause, the Archdeacon pronounced the benediction. The contractor was Mr Edward Christian, monumental mason, of Ramsey. Information provided by the Isle of Man Government Preservation of War Memorials Committee. Isle of Man National Inventory of War Memorials: IOM_NIWM_JUR_00001'
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