A WWI Roll of Honour on the back wall on the south side of the nave of St. Mary de Ballaugh (New Church) on Station Road in the village of Ballaugh.
The Roll of Honour records the names and homes of the 73 men from the Parish of Ballaugh who joined the British Forces during WWI.
From the Imperial War Museums ‘War Memorial Register’ website:
Description
Illuminated Roll of Honour in a glazed wooden frame. OAK LEAF AND ST GEORGE DECORATION ACROSS THE CENTRE, FLANKED BY ALLEGORICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF WAR AND PEACE. IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER IS A DOVE, AND BOTTOM RIGHT IS A CROSS. The Heading and ending written in block Old English letters, the four columns are in Script letters.
Inscription
PARISH OF BALLAUGH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ HAVE JOINED H.M. FORCES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES AND HOMES)/ ADDITIONS TO THE ABOVE ROLL/ (NAMES AND HOMES)/ THANKS BE TO GOD WHICH/ GIVETH US THE VICTORY/ SIGNED: F.B. KNEEN 1919
Inscription legible? yes
Names on memorial:
Bate, Bernard Arthur
Blake, Andrew Marrs
Boyde, Edwin
Boyde, Frederick
Boyde, James
Boyde, John James
Boyde, Robert Alfred
Boyde, Robert Edward
Boyde, Robert Nelson
Boyde, Thomas
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Commemorations
• First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 73
Served and returned: 56
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, regiment, rank, forenames, additional
Order of information: Undefined
Components
• Frame
Measurements: height 3FT 3", width 2FT
Materials: Wood, Glass
• Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper
Condition
• St Mary's (new) Church Roll of Honour, Ballaugh
• WMO ID: 221933
• Condition: Good [last updated on 05-05-2016]
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The names on Honour Roll are displayed in a single column on both the top (original) section and on the lower (additions to above roll) section. The second column displays each man’s home and the third column the unit in which they served.
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