Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Bamburgh
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS BARKENTIN AND KRALL (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 6 March 1917
    Attended by: (Number 540, Book 1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33312

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Current location

St Aidan's Church
Radcliffe Road
Bamburgh
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
NE69 7AE
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 17839 34954
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular brass plaque with an incised dedication. An oak leaf and acorn border, with a Latin cross in the upper left hand corner and a grenade in the upper right hand corner.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ALEXANDER TORRANCE LAING, M.A.,/ CANTAB, DEACON, CAPTAIN 13TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS./ HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED WHILE LEADING HIS MEN IN ACTION ON/ 3 JULY NEAR FRICOURT, FRANCE, AND DIED AT ROUEN 24 JULY 1916,/ AGED 27 YEARS./ A BRAVE SOLDIER OF CHRIST
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Laing, Alexander Torrance
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, place of death, manner of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 380mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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