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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Wansbeck
Town
Choppington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23rd March 1924
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 06th September 1948
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd March 1924
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33838

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Current location

St Paul the Apostle
Scotland Gate
Choppington
Wansbeck
Northumberland
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 25512 83942
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWELVE PANELLED REREDOS WITH WW1 INSCRIPTION ON EIGHT OF THE PANELS AND WW2 INSCRIPTION ON THE OTHER FOUR. CARVED INSCRIPTION
Inscription
WW1 PANELS: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS WW2 PANELS: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LOST THIER LIVES/ DURING THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ "THEY SHALL NOT/ GROW OLD AS WE/ THAT ARE LEFT GROW/ OLD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alherton, J
Allen, B W
Anderson, H
Anderton, G
Armstrong, R
Armstrong, R J
Ashey, J
Atkinson, D
Atkinson, H L
Auld, W
See details for all 78 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 191
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 191
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,manner of death
    Order of information: manner of death,surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 51
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 51
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Reredos
    Measurements: height C 4FT, width C 12FT
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Site: £57 9S 0D

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WMSC36.1
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 28/03/1924 17/09/1948 05/11/1948 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND

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