Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tynedale
Town
Beltingham
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33772

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Current location

ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH
Village Green
Beltingham
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE47 7BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 78965 63965
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BOARD WITH CENTRAL PANEL PAINTED TO RESEMBLE MARBLE BORDER OF OAK LEAVES. TOP CENTRE IS GOLD CROSS SUROUNDED BY GREEN LAUREL WREATH
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING COMMEMORATION OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ OF BELTINGHAM WITH HENSHAW, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE (VERTICALLY DOWN LEFT SIDE) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (VETICALLY DOWN RIGHT SIDE) GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST, O LORD, AND LET THY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, William
Atkinson, W
Batey, William
Bell, Joseph
Benson, Ralph
Blair, M
Bolman, John
Bowman, Fred
Cook, Percy
Forster, J H
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 1150MM, width 825MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WMSB21.1

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