Parish War Memorial - Maughold, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 17.918 W 004° 18.938
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Maughold's Parish War Memorial is located in the churchyard of Kirk Maughold. It is in memory of the Parish's men who lost their lives in World War I & II
Waymark Code: WMV8EZ
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 03/14/2017
Views: 1
The World I side of the Wheel Cross is inscribed:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
TO PERPETUATE
THE MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
TE DEUM LAUDA MUS
and then lists the names of the fallen.
The World War II side of the Wheel Cross is inscribed:
TO THE ETERNAL
AND GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THIER LIVES
IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945
and then lists the names of the fallen.
The War Memorials Online wesite 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 Slate
Lettering:Incised
Conflicts:
First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial:Celtic cross made of green slate from the Buttermere Quarries in the Lake District. The cross is mounted on three steps, made of rock from Maughold Head. The memorial was unveiled Thursday 13 July 1922 by the Governor, and dedicated by the Bishop. The service was participated in by the Vicar of Maughold (the Rev. E. A. Stafford-Young, M.A.), the chaplain of Christ Church, Dhoon (the Rev. R. Fergusson), the Rev. M. AV. Harrison (Ramsey), the Rev. E. C. Palmer, superintendent Wesleyan minister, and by the captain of the parish, Mr J. R. Kerruish, M.L.G., J.P. The cross was designed by Mr P.M.C. Kermode and the sculptor is Mr Edward Christian, T.C., 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_MAU_00001
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/13/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Maughold Parish
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Kirk Maughold Churchyard
Maughold Road
Maughold, Isle of Man
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