
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Alnwick
- Town
- Alnwick
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33391
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Current location
Half way down north aisle
facing altar.
ST MICHAELS CHURCH
The Square Bailiffgate
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LZ
England
OS Grid Ref: NU 18384 13708
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUES MOUNTED ON A WOODEN PATTRESS. The letters are sunk in casting and enamelled black and red, using Roman upper and lower case lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVED MEMORY OF/ L/CPL JOHN HARRISON,/ FORMERLY A WORSHIPPER IN THIS CHURCH,/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT GUIDESCOURT/ 31ST AUGUST 1918 AGED 27 YEARS/ PEACE, PERFECT PEACE./ THIS IS ERECTED BY HIS WIFE.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Harrison, John
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 12IN, width 20IN
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- L/Cpl John Harrison
- WMO ID: 258678
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-01-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: His wife - Reference
- WMSA 11.6
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