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Reference WMO/144884

Address:

London Road

Carlisle

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
About the memorial: Freestanding obelisk with surrounding railings located on the roadside north of London Road near Petteril Bridge. The VC plaque is a white metal plaque on the 6 o'clock face
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Memorial 6 o’clock face 1914-1918/IN/HONOUR/OF/THE MEN OF/HARRABY AND DISTRICT/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ White Metal plaque fixed to 6 o’clock face Lieut/Joseph Henry Collin/VC (Posthmous)/Lived at 8 Petteril Terrace/Harraby, Carlisle/Killed in action in France 9-4-18/Awarded the VC for heroic gallantry/in battle at Givenchy. He gave his life under fire/so save his men/He disabled an enemy machine/gun nest then amd kept shooting to enable his/men to escape to safety/He sustaimed head wounds and died shortly after./A street in Carlisle is named in his honour/Collin Place

Names 3 o’clock face PTE GEORGE H HARRIS/PRIVATE WILLIAM HAYES/SERGT JAMES KAY MM/PTE CHRISTOPHER N LOWES/ PTE JAMES B MORLEY/PTE ALBERT NEWBOLD/PTE EDWIN NEWBOLD/PTE CHARLES SHILLADAY/ PTE ROBERT SILVERWOOD/PTE THOMAS THOMSON/SGNLR JOHN TYRRELL/RFLMAN F NOEL WRIGHT PTE SIMPSON GREARS/KOREA/23-6-1952 Names 9 o’clock face LCPL ROBERT ANDERSON/LCPL JOHN M BAINBRIDGE/SAPPER JOHN J BELL/PTE SAMUEL BOUSTEAD/ PTE ROBERT BLAIN/CPL FREDERICK W BURROWS/PTE HAROLD BUSHBY/SERGT JOSEPH H COLLIN VC/ PTE WILLIAM S CURTIS/LIEUT ROBERT C FOSTER BA/AB RND EDWARD J GRAHAM

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