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
33408

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Current location

ST MICHAELS CHURCH
The Square
Bailliffgate
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18382 13708
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE ON MARBLE MOUNT. INCISED LETTERING. With a border of leaves which have been raised. It is set into a rectangular frame of red and white marble, which has five rolled mouldings round each edge, otherwise very plain. The whole is set onto a plain black pattress. The lettering is variously upper and lower case, letters incised in the casting.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN ARTHUR CECIL YOUNG/ 16TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME/ 1ST JULY 1916 AGED 24 YEARS./ "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Young, Arthur Cecil
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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,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 2 feet, width 1.5 feet
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 4 feet, width 3 feet
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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