War Memorial Tablet - Kirk Maughold - Maughold, Isle of Man
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This memorial tablet for those who gave their lives in WWI can be found on the southern wall inside Kirk Maughold.
Waymark Code: WM10QC1
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 06/10/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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This memorial tablet for those who gave their lives in WWI can be found on the southern wall inside Kirk Maughold.

The full text of the dedication is shown below:
"LEST WE FORGET

THIS MEMORIAL
SERVES TO COMMEMORATE
THE SACRIFICE OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN TWO WORLD WARS
AND IN
SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS
SO THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE.

THEIR NAMES ARE TO BE FOUND
ON THE WAR MEMORIAL
SET IN
THE BEAUTY OF GOD'S ACRE
SURROUNDING THIS CHURCH.

THEIR WORK DONE,
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

NYN OBBYR JEANT OC,
DY GOW AD FEA AUNS SHEE."

NYN OBBYR JEANT OC, DY GOW AD FEA AUNS SHEE is the Manx Gaelic translation of the preceding English quote.
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Those who gave their lives in The Great War (1914 - 1918) were the following:
Private T.L. Redpath King's Liverpool Regiment
Private W.H. Cowin King's Liverpool Regiment
Private J.H.K Richardson Canadian Forces (Vancouver BN)
Private W. Comaish Liverpool Regiment
Private S. P. Richardson New Zealand Rifles
Trooper R. Sutcliffe Duke of Lancaster Yeomanry
Trooper R. E. Allen 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
Lance Corporal R. D. Corkill East Lancashire Regiment
Major C. L. Brierley Lancashire Fusilliers
Private F. Wilson Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)
Private T. S. Corkill Loyal North Lacashire Regiment
Private J. T. Kerruish Army Service Corps
Lientenant L. H. Walker Bedford Regiment
Private W. Corkill Australian Imperial Forces
Private G. Kissack Royal Canadian Regiment
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Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Maughold Parish Commissioners

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Physical Address of Monument:
Kirk Maughold
Maughold, Isle of Man


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