Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wansbeck
- Town
- Bedlington
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 24th September 1921
Attended by: GEN SIR LOFTUS BATES
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33777
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Current location
IN THE CHAPEL OF REMEMBRANCE
ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH
Front Street East
Bedlington
Wansbeck
Northumberland
NE22 5EL
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26055 81814
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- LARGE WOODEN BOARD WITH TRIANGULAR HEAD. CARVED INSCRIPTION IN GOLDED LETTERING. NAMES IN FOUR COLUMNS DIVIDED BY PILASTERS CARVED FILIGREE AT THE TOP
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN EMPLOYED BY THE BEDLINGTON COAL COY./ WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THE OWNERS PLACE THEIR NAMES HERE IN GRATEFUL REMEBRANCE/ (NAMES)/ 1914 THE GREAT WAR 1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allan, J G
Anderson, H
Anderson, W G
Anderton, G
Andrews, J
Andrews, S
Angus, J C
Angus, W
Armstrong, R
Armstrong, R
See details for all 202 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 273
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 273
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 12FT, width 6FT 9IN
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 20-09-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSB15.6
- ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 24-09-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND
- MORPETH HERALD by N/A 14-10-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
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