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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tynedale
Town
Wall Village
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 Oct 1919
    Attended by: Lt. Col. Riddell, D.S.O.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 Oct 1919
    Attended by: Rev. W.W. London, Vicar of Wall, assisted by Mr. Hodgson (Wesleyan Superintendent Minister).
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70942

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Current location

Village Green
Wall Village
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE46 4ED
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 91745 69212
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cross of Celtic type, 17 feet 9 inches high, smoothly carved, on a rough pedestal 6 feet 6 inches x 5 feet at base. At the foot of the shaft, a crown and other insignia are carved in half relief. Granite plaques bearing the dedication and the names of those who died in 1914-18 are on the four faces of the pedestal. The names are of lead in sans serif capitals, apart from the quotation, which is in italic capitals. The dates and names of those who died in 1939-45 are incised directly into the stone below the plaque on the front face, using sans serif capitals. The names of those who served are listed in single columns on two sides and back. The monument is inside a cast iron fence.
Inscription
Erected / by public subscription in / honour of the men of Wall / and District who served in / the Great War 1914-1919 / of whom the following nine / gave their lives. [names]/"They jeoparded their lives / unto the death" On Lower Front Face-1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baird, W
Bell, Jt
Bell, W
Bestford, M
Bestford, R
Colebank, Jca
Curry, R
Davidson, Jj
Dodd, At
Foster, Jw
See details for all 53 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 51
    Served and returned: 42
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Monument £237; iron railings £60; lead letters 10/- per dozen
Memorial: £322

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Parish Council accepted responsibility at the unveiling ceremony in 1919
Reference
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9273
  • Hexham Weekly News 24/10/1919 reports unveiling-has a variation on one name: Pte. A. Maddison, N.F. (rather than R)
  • In 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
  • Hexham Courant 26/10/1919 reports unveiling
  • Northumberland Record Office Parish Council Minutes Ref PC14/2, 6

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