War memorials, North Yorkshire
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Keswick, Cumbria
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The War Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
The War Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The War Memorial for Keswick is situated between Penrith Road and Station Road. The Memorial is dedicated "To Keep Fresh the Memory of Our Brave Men who Fell in the Great Wars".

On the Memorial there is one panel commemorating the names of the dead of the First World War which contains 117 names. Amongst these names is one soldier from the Yorkshire Regiment.
There are two panels for the Second World War (51 names) and one panel for men employed by the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway Company who lost their lives in the First World War (7 names).
Photos of the panels are shown below.

Private Thomas Graves. 235053. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Frances Maud Graves, of 26, South Parade, Huddersfield, Yorks. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 22.
Born Keswick, Enlisted Barrow-in-Furness, Resided Keswick.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.

The Names of the Fallen in the First World War on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
The Names of the Fallen in the First World War on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Names of the Fallen in the Second World War on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
The Names of the Fallen in the Second World War on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.

The Names of the Fallen in the Second World War on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Names of the Men of the Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway Company on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria. The Names of the Men of the Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway Company on the Memorial for Keswick, Cumbria.
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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