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
33436

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Current location

ST JAMES URC
Pottergate
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18442 13516
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE. INCISED BLACK LETTERING. REGIMENTAL BADGE AT TOP CENTRE. DECORATIVE BORDER. Lettering is sunk in casting and enamelled black using upper and lower case Gothic script. There is a border round the edge with an elaborate cross inside a circle in each corner. At the top is the badge of the Durham Light Infantry.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ 2ND LIEUT GEORGE COCKBURN ROBERTSON/ 6TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. BELOVED YOUNGEST SON OF/ THE LATE WILLIAM AND JANE ROBERTSON OF THIS TOWN/ WHO FELL IN ACTION IN HIS 37 YEAR AT ARMIENTIERES/ JULY 21ST 1915
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Robertson, George Corkburn
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height C 12IN, width C 18IN
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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