John Campbell Cann-Ellison and The Hebburn Men - WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Park / Sports field
District: South Tyneside
Town: Hebburn
County: Tyne And Wear
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 17806

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Current location

INSIDE THE NORTH ENTRANCE FROM CANNING ST
CARR ELLISON PARK
Hebburn
South Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 310 640
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

PARK WITH DEDICATORY MONUMENT PLACED WITHIN IT. MONUMENT IS FORMED BY TWO STEPPED BASE SURMOUNT BY PLINTH, TWO COLUMNS AND FLAT CENTRAL SECTION. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON A PLAQUE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT FACE.

Inscription

FRONT: THE GREAT WAR. THIS PARK WAS PRESENTED TO THE INHABITANTS OF HEBBURN BY COL. RALPH HENRY CARR-ELLISON, C.M.G. IN MEMORY OF THE HEBBURN MEN WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF HIS ONLY SON JOHN CAMPBELL CANN-ELLISON LIEUTENANT 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS REAR: THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY HEBBURN U.D.C. ON BEHALF OF THE INHABITANTS AS A TOKEN OF THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION OF COL CARR-ELLISON'S MUNIFICENT GIFT. JULY 1920 JOHN BLACK, CHAIRMAN

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

Listing information

Carr-Ellison Park First World War Memorial
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

CDH93.14

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