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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 6, 2017 10:24:23 GMT
      PRO DEO PRO PATRIA
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
BARROW-IN-FURNESS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
"They served for Liberty - for Life they Died"
THIS PANEL WITH THE ROLL OF HONOUR TABLETS
WAS PROVIDED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH TO THE MEN & WOMEN OF
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
WHO DIED
AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 6, 2017 10:24:51 GMT
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 6, 2017 10:25:41 GMT
The poppy is stuck to the plaque; the three obscured names are P.W.Thorpe, D.H.Brady and E.B.Fish.
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 6, 2017 10:27:34 GMT
1573 Private John Robertson Singleton, 4th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died on 19th November 1914, aged 20. Son of Elizabeth Singleton, of 16 St. Luke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, and the late Albert Singleton. (Lancaster Guardian, 28 November 1914)____________________________________________________________ MILITARY MEDALS PRESENTED AT BARROW.Presentations of two military medals took place in the Courtyard of the Barrow Town Hall this morning. There was a parade of troops, and amongst those present, in addition to the military officers, was the Mayor of Barrow. The recipients of the medals were Sergt. J. Thexton, Cumberland and Westmorland Yeomanry, and Lance-Corpl. Clements, 6th Border Regt. The first-named was born in Barrow, but now belongs to Workington. Finding his officer amongst the casualties he took charge of a machine-gun section. Lance-Corpl. Clements rescued a comrade who had been buried, while under shell fire. Col. H. D. A. Harkness, C.B., commander of the Barrow Garrison, presented the medal to Thexton, and Col. Dixon made the second presentation. The Mayor of Barrow congratulated the recipients, and expressed the hope that their comrades would emulate their example of bravery. Col. Harkness referred to the civilians at work on the seeds for the army, and said they vwere really a civilian army. He wished the two recipients long life and prosperity. (Lancashire Daily Post, 6 January 1917) ____________________________________________________________ D.C.M. FOR BARROW SERGEANT.It is officially announced that Sergt Thos. E. Pennington, Manchester Regt., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pennington, Mount Pleasant, Barrow, has been awarded the D.C.M. This news is especially welcome, coming as it does on his return from the trenches, after 15 months service, to take up training for a commission. Sergt. Pennington celebrated his 21st birthday in the trenches, and has had many exciting experiences. As a boy, he was a soloist at Barrow St. George's Church choir and at musical festivals; he had many scholastic successes at Barrow Municipal Secondary School, and then obtained a post in the Barrow borough treasurer's office. He joined the Manchester "Pals" in September, 1914. (Lancashire Daily Post, January 1917)_____________________________________________________________  (Lancaster Guardian, 19 October 1918)
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