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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Castle Morpeth
Town
Ashington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74680

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Current location

Document Reference EP 17/50
Northumberland Archive Centre
Woodhorn Colliery
Ashington
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
NE63 9YF
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 28910 88481
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Card pre-printed (by Mowbrays) Roll of Honour, now without its frame. The quotation is printed either side of a cross, with the second & third quotations at the bottom. The dates and names are handwritten. The names are listed in two columns
Inscription
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/PARISH OF ANCROFT/ROLL OF HONOUR/NAMES OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO HAVE GIVEN/THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/[names]/"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD"/FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING/LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Athey, John
Campbell, R
Chalmers, William
Crossman, W R M
Edmondson, Joseph
Edmondson, Thomas H
Hardy, Jn.
Hardy, Jos.
Johnson, C
Lambton, Geoffrey
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 285mm, width 200mm
    Materials: Card
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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