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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: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 8th October 1921
Attended by: Mrs Burdon of Wooperton - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33780
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Current location
In the Chapel of Remembrance
St Cuthbert's Church
Church Lane
Bedlington
Wansbeck
Northumberland
NE22 5EL
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26039 81817
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- CURVED TO FIT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE WALL AND THE CEILING OF THE CHAPEL. WOODEN BOARD DIVIDED INTO SIX PANELS. DEDICTORY INSCRIPTION AT THE TOP AND NAMES IN THE PANELS. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN WHITE PAINTED LETTERING IN ROMAN CAPITALS, SUBSTITUTING THE LETTER "V" FOR "U".
- Inscription
- TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS PLACE THEIR NAMES HERE/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, J
Ayre, G F
Bell, J A
Bell, M
Brookes, E
Burns, J
Carroll, J
Charlton
Clark, J W
Collingwood, J R C
See details for all 86 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 85
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 85
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 3FT, width 9FT
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 - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Public subscription - Reference
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 20-09-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSB15.9
- NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL by N/A 25-08-1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NEWCASTLE
- ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 24-09-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND
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