Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th May 1920
    Attended by: Rev L.Gethen
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33425

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Current location

South wall of South aisle
ST PAULS CHURCH
Prudhoe Street
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1UW
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18680 13057
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE TABLET. BLACK LETTERING. There is a faint border pattern, with a quarter of a flower in each corner. The lettering is incised and painted black. The top line is in Old English upper and lower case lettering, the second and sixth lines are in italic plain capitals, the name is in elaborate Roman capitals and the rest in plain capitals.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ CHRISTOPHER CECIL ILEY/ ARMY DIVISIONAL CYCLIST CORPS,/ WHO FELL NEAR YPRES, SEPT. 29 1918/ SEVEN YEARS ORGANIST OF THIS CHURCH/ ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS/ OF THE CHOIR, AND FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Iley, Christopher 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
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 2FT, width C 1.5FT
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Members of Choir and Friends
Reference
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 14/5/1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSA11.19
  • NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL by N/A 11/5/1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NEWCASTLE
  • ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 15/5/1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND

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