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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tynedale
Town
Thorneyburn, north of Tarset
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34282

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Current location

north wall of nave
St Aidan's Church
Thorneyburn
north of Tarset
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE48 1NA
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 78625 87688
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque mounted on wooden pattress. There is a patterned border which is comprised of a thistle in each corner whose leaves stretch along the top, bottom and sides. The lettering is in Roman upper and lower case.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, W
Fletcher, J
Foreman, W
Fox, W
Phillips, E
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 430mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WMST9.1
  • n Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
  • Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1665, 17/9/1948 allows for the removal of this brass.
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9092

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