Men of Muncaster

The original, abandoned, scheme - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 12 Nov 1919

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Plan of the proposed road sign next to the memorial - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 303/2/6 12 Nov 1919

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The original, abandoned, sitework specification September 1921- 1 of 4 - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 01 Sep 1921

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The original, abandoned, sitework specification September 1921- 2 of 4 - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 01 Sep 1921

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The original, abandoned, sitework specification September 1921- 3 of 4 - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 01 Sep 1921

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The original, abandoned, sitework specification September 1921- 4 of 4 - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 01 Sep 1921

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Gardens Final Invoice (date of invoice approximate) - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 01 Jan 1922

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Gardens quote for the siteworks - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 349 23 Feb 1922

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Whitehaven News unveiling report part 1 - Taken by Whitehaven News 28 Sep 1922

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Whitehaven News unveiling report part 2 - Taken by Whitehaven News 28 Sep 1922

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Letter about proposed road sign next to the memorial - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 303/2/6 02 Oct 1935

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Letter about removing the seats from the War Memorial area - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 303/2/6 09 Apr 1936

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Letter about damage to the railings of the memorial in a Road Traffic Accident - Taken by Whitehaven Archives File DPen 303/2/6 25 May 1937

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Muncaster - Taken by Colin McIntyre 01 Jan 1985

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Ravenglass (Men of Muncaster) - Taken by Ian S (geograph) licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons License 09 Sep 2012

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Muncaster Memorial Cumbria - Taken by Neil Robson 03 Jul 2013

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Dedication - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 01 Jan 2018

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Overall View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 01 Jan 2018

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Names- Left Hand Side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 01 Jan 2018

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Names-Right Hand Side - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 01 Jan 2018

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The Right hand side dates and lettering - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The Rear Wall - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The right hand side wall - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The Dedication - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The stone wreath - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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Left Hand Side Lettering - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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Left Hand side dates and front dedication - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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Pointing 1 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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Pointing 2 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The Steps 1 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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The Steps 2 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 07 Dec 2020

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Muncaster War Memorial - Taken by Graham Robson 10 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- Overall View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- detail 1 of 5 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- Detail 2 of 5 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- detail 3 of 5 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- detail 4 of 5 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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The Ravenglass Camping Coaches Interpretation Board- detail 5 of 5 - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 21 Jun 2021

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Overall View - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 23 Apr 2022

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The front, dedication, face - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 23 Apr 2022

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The left hand faces - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 23 Apr 2022

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The left hand names on the back wall - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 23 Apr 2022

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The left hand names on the side of the pillar - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 23 Apr 2022

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Reference WMO/118772

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A595 / Walls Drive

Muncaster

Ravenglass

CA18 1RF

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Roadside

Description: Latin cross

Materials:

Stone Stone (any)

Lettering: Leaded

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The memorial covers both World Wars with 21 names. From the minutes of Muncaster Parish council: 'WAR MEMORIAL ~ Despite a meeting on 17 March and 15 April 1919, due to small attendance no progress was made on this matter. Somewhat surprising when you consider that there are 11 names on the memorial for those lost in the Great War. Finally on 25 April enough support was drummed up at it was minuted. Sir John Ramsden thought the War Memorial ought to take the form of a cross, symbolic of the sacrifice which had been made by the boys who had laid down their lives, that it ought to be the best that could be procured and erected on a site which was considered most suitable in the Parish. After some discussion Sir John proposed that the memorial be erected at the Whitehaven Road End and that members of the Parish Council pledge their support to this scheme at the Public Meeting The War Memorial Cross, made from Cree Granite, was purchased, installed and dedicated without further mention in the Minutes. on 16 July 1925, Mr Turner brought up the matter of the War Memorial. it was at present in a disgraceful state and thought that something ought to be done about it •... that Mr Turner interview Mr Marchant (Agent for Sir John Ramsden) and put all the facts respecting the Memorial before him. On 15 April 1925 it is minuted Messrs Capel, Currie & Ball, Solicitors for Sir John Ramsden be notified that the Parish Council were quite willing to take over the War Memorial site on the conditions contained in the Draft Deeds Finally on 9 June 1926 . ;.. tenders be invited for Cleaning the War Memorial The War Memorial was subsequently cleaned by Mr Hornby for 2~ gns. £2.12a.6d (£2.60) and a grant from the County Council be claimed to cover the cost. On 18 March 1930 . .......a letter be sent to the Women's Institute saying that the Council have no funds to purchase seats, but they would have no objection to seats being placed at the War Memorial should the WI be willing to pay for them.'

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Thoroughly inspected 7 December 2020. The Memorial was cleaned in time for Remembrance Sunday 2020. The side walls have NOT partially collapsed- that is the way the walls were built and have been for 40 years to my knowledge- they have been thoroughly checked for integrity. No issue with the rear wall. There is NO issue with missing lead lettering (refurbishment would be useful but no change has been observed over the last 8 years, so the matter is stable), a number of areas of repointing would be useful, and the steps have no significant issue- again really a question of pointing. This was an emergency visit to check on what turned out to be severely overstated relatively minor issues.

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        MUNCASTER WAR MEMORIAL-HISTORY
The Correspondence File of the Muncaster War Memorial Committee is at Whitehaven Archives-Reference DPEN/349.
This is a precis.

The Whitehaven news unveiling report on 28 September 1922, page 6, column h, describes it as, of speckled blue Aberdeen granite on a graded pedestal with a rough wall of Waberthwaite [a local village] stone into which are let stone panels bearing the names of the fallen.
The file begins in July 1920 with the 3 initial tenders, which talk of using grey, Waberthwaite granite. Nowhere is the use of Cree[town] granite discussed- this would appear to be a mistranscription of ‘Grey’ and in any event Aberdeen Granite was eventually used. This was of ‘sample 2’- if Gardens records survive this presumably will allow the quarry to be identified.
The tenders were from 
Thomas Preston of Whitehaven-£545 + lettering raised at 14/- per dozen, cut and leaded 13/- and cut and painted 6/6;
Eskmeals Granite Company-£605 + £110 erection;
Fairbairn and Hull of Barrow £825 plus lettering at 8/6 per dozen for the names and 3/6 each for the dedication.
At this stage Sir John Ramsden [of Muncaster Castle] intervened and asked Garden and Co of Aberdeen to tender as they had built the Laggan memorial on his Scottish sporting estate (WMO/216026- a totally different type of memorial)
It was also stated that the design needed to be totally revised, as the tenders were far too expensive.
Thus in May 1921 new tenders came in-
Prestons £225/10 + lettering cut and painted at 6/9 per dozen, cut and gilded 8/9, cut and leaded flush 12/, cut and leaded raised 14/6;
Gardens of Aberdeen £217/6;
Eskmeals Granite £238/5 using Waberthwaite granite, revised to £265 excluding lettering and then to £225.
All prices for the memorial alone, not groundworks and walling.
Gardens revised to £205 plus lettering at 6 ¼ d incised, 1/9 flush leaded and 1/7 raised leaded- this was accepted on 28 June 1921.
The Dedication lettering to be 3 inches high and the names lettering 1” [letter dated 27 August 1921], with the wreath to be an extra [not yet designed by Lutyens], and the steps, walls and foundations to be an extra when specified.
In September 1921 a very detailed specification was issued for that ancillary work-priced by Lawrence Fairclough, joiner, builder and contractor, of Millom priced at £870 [photos of this specification attached].
After much wrangling over this price the cost was eventually summarised as-
Memorial £205
Lettering £19
Wreath £40
Site £516
TOTAL £780.
The Wreath was a late addition to the Memorial so was a contract Variation Order.
The Memorial was built in Summer 1921 and was in Garden’s yard for over a year.
However the debate continued for a long time on the site work, at one stage it was discussed using Muncaster Estate staff. Indeed it seems they did build the sod and stone side walls, using Waberthwaite stone- so those are original, but the rest of the site work was let to Garden’s. At one stage the total cost rose to £1,183. After further prolonged discussion the site work was reduced to under £100, with Garden’s issuing 2 letters disclaiming responsibility for any resultant problems, stating they would build what they were asked to build, but that it was inadequate. The steps were also specified to be of Aberdeen granite.
For more information the file can be consulted at Whitehaven Archives during opening hours.
There is also file DPEN 303/2/6 discussing plans to remove the seats from the other side of the road, also discussing removing plans to remove railings and to install a nearby road sign.
The item about the railings is rather odd, as while the original scheme did include railings, the as built scheme did not, so these may have been installed subsequently, possibly by the Cumberland County Council. The file is inconclusive on whether any of these 3 items occurred. Further checks on County Council minutes would be needed, but the issues have little or no bearing on modern day conservation works- they are more of a historical curiosity.

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MUNCASTER and RAVENGLASS WAR MEMORIALS
There are three memorials here which the two villages share:
1) The War Memorial at the Ravenglass Road Junction. This gives the names for both World Wars.
2) The War Memorial inside Muncaster Church, for World War 1 only. This gives the Regimental Details.
3) To the north of the Church is a war grave for A. J. Vassalli. He is not on either memorial but is on Drigg War Memorial.
The 14 names commemorated for World War 1 are:
William Ainsworth 
Private Ainsworth (46976) of 13th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) died on 7th June 1916 aged 22 of wounds sustained three days earlier.
He is buried in grave V E7 at Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
He was born at Main St, Ravenglass on 28th April 1892, the son of William Ainsworth. At the date of his enlistment he was a pipemaker at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada. He had been wounded and was invalided home in June 1915, but was able to return to France later.
Robert A Anderson 
Private Anderson (24582) of the 8th Battalion Border Regiment died on 30th March 1918 aged 26.
He is now buried in grave I J5 of Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France, moved there soon after his death- originally he had a battlefield burial.
He was born at Drigg, but was living at Aikbank, Holmrook when he enlisted on 28th February 1916, working as a cowman.
He was originally assigned to the 8th Battalion but was then posted to the 12th Battalion on 12th May 1916, and posted to France on 4th December 1916. On 26th September 1917 he was transferred to the 5th Battalion. On 25th November 1917 he was treated for dermatitis at Etaples Hospital, and two days later for scabies. Soon afterwards he was transferred back to England where he was treated for boils at Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich from 10th December 1917 to 30th January 1918. He was then transferred to the 3rd Battalion on 9th February 1918, to the 8th on 17th March and to the 1st/5th on 21st March, and died with the 5th Battalion.
His father had pre-deceased him and his mother had re-married George Tyson of Wells Cottages, Ravenglass. He therefore had half brothers John George and Edward, also half sisters Sarah Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary (later of 8 Emmanuel Fold, Little Hulton, Bolton).
He is also on Irton War Memorial



Henry Birkett 
Second Lieutenant Birkett of the Royal Air Force died on 24th October 1918 aged 19 in a flying accident at the No. 3 Flying School, Sedgeford, Norfolk flying a Avro 504K aircraft (E3445). He had originally enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment but later transferred to the RAF.
He was buried in the South East part of Muncaster Churchyard on 29th October 1918.
He was the son of William Matthew and Annie Birkett of School House, Muncaster (born 29th June 1899) and had previously worked at a bank in Kendal. Another of their sons, Arthur E served with the Manchester Regiment, and was seriously injured in Gallipoli.
His father, who was the schoolmaster (and a magistrate for 35 years) died on 5th October 1948 aged 82, and his mother died on 8th October 1945 aged 74.
He is also commemorated on the family gravestone in Muncaster Churchyard.
James Birkett 
Private Birkett (4655) of 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces died from shell fire on 7th October 1917 aged 31.
He had a battlefield grave originally but that was lost in the course of the war so he is now commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 7-17-23-25-27-29-31.
He was the son of William and Margaret Birkett and born in Main Street Ravenglass. He attended Muncaster School and was then apprenticed to the joinery trade with John Wilson and Sons of Gosforth for six months. In 1912 he went to Australia and joined up at Casula, New South Wales on 28th January 1916 aged 29 years and 5 months. Initially he was posted to D company, then to B Company from 14th to 20th March 1916. He came to England with the 12th Reinforcements of the AIF in July 1916 (sailing from Sydney on the TS Ceramic on 14th April 1916) and was posted to the front on 10th September 1916 at Etaples. On 12th November 1916 he had attended 5th Field Ambulance with a septic finger before rejoining his unit on 22nd November 1916.
His father died on 21st May 1897 aged 64, and his mother on 29th March 1920 aged 74. He had brothers Henry, Fred and John and sisters Annie and Elizabeth Jane (who married John Postlethwaite). His will split his estate equally between his mother and sister Annie
He is also commemorated on the family gravestone in Muncaster Churchyard.
Bob Cowan 
Private Cowan (14746) of the 8th Battalion Border Regiment went missing, presumed dead on 5th July 1916 aged 23
He is commemorated on the Pier and Faces 6A and 7C of the Thiepval Memorial, France.
He was one of three sons of Robert Henry & E Cowan, Main Street, Ravenglass to serve in the War. There is a photograph of him on page 8 of the “News” dated 7th September 1916.
Their father died on 25th November 1934 aged 69. They also had a sister, Ann, who died aged 13 on 22nd March 1916.
He is also commemorated on the family gravestone in Muncaster Churchyard.

William Cowan 
Private Cowan (22058) of 1st Battalion Border Regiment died on 5th May 1917 aged 24. He was struck by a shell while sleeping in a billet and died immediately.
He is buried in grave V D18 of Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
He was the son of Robert H. and Elizabeth Cowan of Main Street, Ravenglass.
He had been employed at Nethertown Station and joined up in June 1915. He was sent to France in July 1916 but was wounded in September. He returned to the front in January 1917. 
Bob Cowan (the previous casualty) was one of his brothers, the other brother being Ben, who also served.
He is also on the Furness Railway Memorial at Barrow Station, and is commemorated on the family gravestone in Muncaster Churchyard.
David Brears Jackson 
Acting Corporal Jackson (S/936) of 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade died on 30th June 1916 aged 21.
He is buried in grave D7 at Potijze Chateau Wood Cemy, Ypres, Belgium, where there are 157 men buried.
He was the son of William & Ann Eliza Jackson of Ings, Muncaster.
After leaving school he was a Pony Boy for Lord Muncaster and then went to Coventry to learn the motor trade.
Edgar James Kneale 
Private Kneale (27594) of 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards died on 17th October 1918 from gunshot wounds, aged 21.
He is buried in grave II B4 at Delsaix Farm Cemetery, Beugny 19km SW of Cambrai, France 
He was the youngest Son of John and Margaret Kneale of Eskdale, but of The Cottage, Main St, Ravenglass at the date of death.
He is also on Eskdale War Memorial.
Joseph Massicks 
Rifleman Massicks (44383) of 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles died on 7th September 1918 from wounds aged 26  
He is buried in grave VIII A18 of Arneke British Cemetery, France which is 50km SE of Calais. The cemetery was used by several Casualty Clearing Stations. There are 435 men buried here, also 126 French and 5 German soldiers.
He had served in Egypt for a short time where he was wounded and invalided home but had later gone to France.
He was a Gardener at Muncaster Castle and one of 4 sons of Mr William & Mrs Maria Massicks of Brankinwall, Ravenglass. They also lost a grandson in the War.


Revd George Southey Pardoe (Vicar of Muncaster 1908 to 1918)
Fourth Class Chaplain Pardoe died at the 34th Combined Clearing Hospital, Jerusalem from a Brain Haemorrhage (unconnected with the war) on 15th October 1918 aged 41. 
He is buried in grave R108 of Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.
He was the son of George Owen & Lettitia Pardoe of Shropshire. His widow Gertrude went to Southcote, Baldock, Hertfordshire after his death.
He had previously been the Curate of All Saints, South Acton, Middlesex from 1903 to 1907 (deaconed in 1903 and priested in 1904). He was commissioned as a Temporary Chaplain at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire on 10th April 1917.He was then posted to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force attached to the 74th Casualty Clearing Station, under the hospital where he died.  While at Muncaster he was also Chaplain to Lord Muncaster.
A 4th class Chaplain was the lowest rank, but still equivalent to a Captain, 3rd Class is equivalent to a Major, 2nd & 1st Class are the equivalent of Lieutenant-Colonels
He is one of 130 chaplains remembered on the memorial on the east wall of the Royal Garrison Church of All Saints, Aldershot. This was dedicated on 31st October 1923.
James Scott (RE)
The identity of this man has not been traced.
William Tyson 
Trooper Tyson (3124) of 2nd Battalion Life Guards died of wounds on 28th December 1916 aged 20.
He is buried in grave I F 24 at Varennes Military Cemetery which is 11km from Albert France. There are 1,129 men buried here from various 4th, 11th & 47th Casualty Clearing Stations- he died at the 9th CCS, of severe wounds in the head and shoulder and died a few hours after admission, while unconscious.
He was the eldest son of George & Elizabeth Tyson of Wells Cottage, Ravenglass. After attending Muncaster School  he went into farm work. For a time he was employed on Muncaster Castle home farm, he then went to Moor Row as an engine cleaner, and had qualified as a fireman just before he enlisted soon after the outbreak of war.
He is also on the Furness Railway Memorial at Barrow Station.
Edward Wardle 
Gunner Wardle (103019) of 177th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery died on the 14th August 1918 aged 37.
He is buried in grave XXIV A 21A of Lijssentheok War Cemetery, Belgium
He was the husband of Sarah Jane Wardle of 15 Killington St, Briercliffe Rd, Burnley, but they had previously lived at Brankinwall, Muncaster when he was head gamekeeper at the Castle. They had five children.



Joseph Yeowart 
Gunner Yeowart (28337) of 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards was shot by a sniper and died on 20th October 1918 aged 22.
He is buried in grave C9 of St. Vaast Communal Cemetery Extension. This is 13km east of Cambrai, France. There are 45 burials or commemorations here.
He was the son of John and Annie Yeowart of Main Street, Ravenglass. He was a clerk at Ravenglass Station.
He is also on the Furness Railway Memorial at Barrow Station.
There are two names missing from the memorial:
James Holt 
Private Holt (15000) of 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment died on September 26th 1915 at Malta Military Hospital. 
He is buried in grave B XIV 6 of Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. There are 1,303 WW1 burials or commemorations here (including 20 Indians cremated at Lanzaretto Cemetery), 166 from WW2, 772 Civilian Graves and 15 other nationalities War Graves.
Hew had been shot in the head by a sniper in the Dardanelles in mid September. After he was shot he received extensive injuries from falling face downwards onto rocks.
He was married and they had moved to Ravenglass after marriage in 1911.
There is a photograph of him in the Whitehaven News of 21st October 1915.
Myles Whinfield
Private Whinfield (63488) of 4th Battalion Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regt) but attached to 150th Company Machine Gun Corps died on 1st May 1917 aged 20.
He is buried in grave IV F5A of Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
He was the son of William Richard and Agnes Ann Whinfield of Bootle. William died on 25th September 1950 aged 82, and Agnes on 13th October 1958 aged 88.
He had a brother James (died 22nd May 1940 aged 42) and a sister Hannah who died in 1982 aged 87 (born 1895). 
He is commemorated on a family gravestone in Muncaster Churchyard, and also on Eskdale War Memorial.






The 7 names commemorated for World War 2 are:
George Henry Baker
Third Engineer Officer Baker of the Merchant Navy died on 2nd November aged 41 on SS Gretavale of Glasgow.
She was sunk by U202 about 180 miles East of St. Anthony,  Newfoundland, while bound from Sidney, Nova Scotia to Loch Ewe with a cargo of steel and trucks. Of her crew of 44, 38 lost their lives. The other six were picked up by the Canadian Corvette Windflower (K155) and landed at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
He is commemorated on Panel 54 of the Tower Hill Memorial.
He was the son of Ernest and Lizzie Baker of Muncaster.
Donald P.V. Gribb
The identity of this man has not been traced.
John Jackson
Sergeant Jackson (4692659) of 9th Battalion The Queen’s Own Yorkshire Dragoons died on 11th April 1944 aged 25.
He is buried in grave XVIII D10 of Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.
He was the son of Dixon and Isobel Jackson, Main Street, Ravenglass and the husband of Edna May Jackson of 11 Bedford Road, Cranfield, Bletchley. He had been in the army for almost five years.
There is a photograph of him on page 3 of the “News” dated 11th May 1944.
James Palmer
The identity of this man has not been traced. He may be 2886865 of 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders d 27/8/44 aged 28.
IV B4 St. Desir War Cemy, , near Caen, France.  Son of James and Margaret Palmer of Workington.
John Moore Parminter
The identity of this man has not been confirmed but he is believed to be-
Gunner 1461834 of 5 Field Regiment, RA died age 32 on 1/9/43
Grave 2E5 of Kanchanaburi War Cemy
Son of Percy & Annie Moore, husband of Dorothy of West Didsbury.
Gilbert Todd
Ordinary Telegraphist (P/SSX 25723) died on 14th October 1939 aged 19 on HMS Royal Oak.
She was anchored in Scapa Flow, Orkney when she was torpedoed at 0104 on the 14th, and again at 0116. by U47. She sank at 0129. Of her 1,234 strong crew 833 died. She now lies upside down in 100 feet of water with her hull 16 feet below the surface and is a designated war grave. Annually Royal Naval divers place a White Ensign underwater at her astern.
The sinking led to the construction of the Churchill Barriers which now link the southern islands of Orkney- Lamb Holm, Glimps Holm, Burray and South Ronaldsay
He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 34 Column 3. There is also a memorial in Kirkwall St. Magnus Cathedral (including the Ship’s Bell) and a book of remembrance.
He was one of six sons of James Martindale and Emily Todd of Hinning House, Birkby, Ravenglass. He was an expert wrestler and was educated at Muncaster School, then Ghyll Bank  School, Whitehaven. He joined the Navy at the age of 17, transferring to the Royal Oak, after training, in June 1939. Two other brothers also served in the Navy. One of them, James, is the next casualty. 
A memorial service was held at Muncaster Church on 22nd October 1939. There is a photograph of him on page 6 of the “Whitehaven News” dated 14th November 2013.
James Todd
Royal Marine Todd (CH/X 2161) died on 2nd October 1942 aged 27 on the HMS Curacoa.
She was escorting the RMS Queen Mary (White Star Line) which was carrying between 10,000 and 20,000 troops of the 29th US Infantry Divison to the Clyde. Both vessels were following evasive zigzagging courses 60 km north of the Irish Coast (off Bloody Foreland, Donegal), when the liner cut across the path of the cruiser and struck her amidships just after 12 noon at a speed of 28 knots, slicing her in two. The Curacoa sank immediately. The Queen Mary could not stop due to the risk of U Boat attacks.
Of her crew of 440, 338 lost their lives.
The accident was not reported until after the war. In the later legal action the Admiralty were found to be two thirds responsible, White Star Line one third. The site of the sinking is now a designated war grave. Afterwards escorts of passenger liners were suspended indefinitely.
He is commemorated on Panel 65, 3 of the Chatham Naval Memorial. There are 8.517 First War and 10.098 Second War sailors commemorated here.
He was the son of James Martindale and Emily Todd of Ravenglass. His brother is the previous casualty.

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East Side of Cross-MCM/XIV/MCM/XXXIX/[WW2 names]/ North Side of Cross-TO/THE MEN OF MUNCASTER/WHO FELL IN/THE GREAT WAR West Side of Cross-MCM/XIX/MCM/XLV/[WW2 Names]/

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East Side of Cross-GEORGE H BAKER/DONALD RV GIBB/JOHN JACKSON/JAMES PALMER [Note-these are WW2] West Side of Cross-JOHN M PARMINSTER/GILBERT TODD/JAMES TODD [Note-these are WW2] East Side of Wall [WW1 names]-WILLIAM AINSWORTH/ROBERT ANDERSON/HENRY BIRKETT/JAMES BIRKETT/BOB COWAN/WILLIAM COWAN/DAVID B JACKSON West Side of Wall [WW1 names] -EDGAR J KNEALE/JOSEPH MASSICKS/REV GEORGE S PARDOE/JAMES SCOTT/WILLIAM

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