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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tynedale
Town
Wark
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 13 May 1964
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34281

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Current location

North Wall
St Michael's Church
B6320 about 400 yards north of the village
Wark
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE48 3BF
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 85805 77537
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WW1-Brass Plaque on marble pattress. An anchor is incised in each corner, and at centre top is a plain black cross. The names are listed in two columns divided by a vertical black line. The dedication is in Gothic script, elongated Roman capitals for the names, and lower case for the quotation at the bottom. WW2-Brass plaque on oak pattress. Lettering is in sans serif capitals.
Inscription
UPPER PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE/ MEMBERS OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" LOWER PLAQUE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, Walton
Bolton, Robert F
Charlton, Norman E
Dodd, Jt
Harding, John T
Hope, Ja
Hunter, Francis
Hunter, John
Hutton, J
Milburn, John H
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initial of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 750mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 250mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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