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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Tynedale
- Town
- Hexham
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Bill Anderson of Newcastle and William Liddle (Joiner)
Joe Riley (Makers)
Marshall Memorial Books of Banstead, Surrey (Book Binder) - Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 9 Nov 1997
Attended by:
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70902
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Current location
In North transept aisle
Hexham Abbey
Beaumont Street
Hexham
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE46 3NB
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 93535 64124
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Book of Remembrance. The flyleaf is in Roman capitals. There are two names on each page, calligraphed in black with the date of death below each name in red. The names are listed under the name of the war cemetery where they are buried. This is in a purpose-built wooden and glass case which has a shield at the front bearing the regimental badge.
- Inscription
- BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/In dedication to the memory/of/officers and other ranks/of/3rd Reconnaissance Regiment/8th Btn. Royal Northumberland/Fusiliers/who gave their lives/for peace and freedom/[names]/THE FOLLOWING DIED IN ENGLAND WHILE SERVING WITH THE/REGIMENT/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adam, Rf
Ascott, Ph
Bates, Ri
Bell, R
Bewley, Wc
Bloomfield, Ls
Boyson, T
Brinkley, Jb
Brown, Rr
Brydon, S
See details for all 103 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 104
Served and returned: 0
Died: 104
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initial of forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, place of burial
Order of information: place of burial THEN date of death
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Leather, Paper, Wood - Oak, Glass
- Roll of honour
- 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
- Private
Details: Old Comrades Association - Reference
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7632
- Hexham Courant 7th Nov. and 14th Nov. 1997 report last meeting of the Old Comrades, and carries a photo of the three makers of the memorial cabinet.
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