Michael Parish Commemorative Plaque, St Michael's Church, Kirk Michael (IOM_NIWM_MIC_00001)
14 names listed; First World War.
7 names listed; Second World War.
Plaque of Sicilian marble, in a hendecagon (eleven sided) shape. Affixed to an interior west facing wall of St Michael's Church. The plaque is bordered all round by an interlaced Celtic pattern, inside which the names of the fallen men have been inscribed. At a later date, three plaques have been affixed to the wall underneath the original plaque, to commemorate those who fell in the Seond World War.
The memorial was unveiled on Easter Monday 17 April 1922 by the Lieutenant Governor Major General Sir William Fry KCVO CB. It was dedicated by the Lord Bishop, the Rev. James Denton Thompson and was sponsored by public subcription. The memorial to commemorate those who gave their lives in the Second World War was unveiled on Sunday 23 May 1948 at 6.30pm. The memorial was designed by Mr Archibald Knox and sculpted by Thomas H. Royston of 12 Peel Road, Douglas.
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- Parish: Michael
- Sheading: Michael
- Grid Ref: SC3174690820
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record