
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
- 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
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,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 2 feet, width 1.5 feet
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 4 feet, width 3 feet
Materials: Marble - White
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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