Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Castle Morpeth
- Town
- Morpeth
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 3 February 1921
Attended by: Sir Francis Blake MP - Rededicated
Date: 11 November 2009
Attended by: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34137
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Current location
near the Viking Statue
County Hall
Southgate
Morpeth
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2AP
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 20177 84370
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- In the lobby
Former County Council Offices
Moot Hall
Newcastle
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- In the lobby
- Description
- Two bronze plaques (1 for each conflict) mounted next to each other on external brick wall. Raised lettering. Corners bear low reliefs of laurel wreaths.
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE/ MEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE/ COUNTY COUNCIL OF NORTHUMBERLAND/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE/MEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE/ COUNTY COUNCIL OF/ NORTHUMBERLAND/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, W
Anderson, C N
Armatage, R
Armstrong, R H
Barker, J
Bee, R
Blythe, J
Brown, F
Brown, N P
Brown, P
See details for all 82 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 0
Died: 40
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - First World War memorial
Measurements: height 625mm, width 875mm
Materials: Bronze - Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 625mm, width 875mm
Materials: Bronze
- Wall
- 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
- County Council of Northumberland Plaques
- WMO ID: 250554
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 07-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Draeger Ltd funded the costs of the 2009 relocation
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- For WW1- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7971
- For WW2-www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7973
- Journal 22 October 2009 reports move to new site
- Northern Echo 4 February 1921
- Illustrated Chronicle 4 February 1921 (this report also gives their ranks)
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