Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blyth Valley
Town
Blyth
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33454

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Current location

Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 4JP
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 28920 81141
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Tynedale High School
    Blyth
    Blyth Valley
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 920 813
    Denomination: Church of England
  • Had been Blyth County Secondary School until 1946. The building is now Delaval Middle School
    Grammar School
    Blyth
    Blyth Valley
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Retangular metal plaque with fluted edging. The inscription is in white incised capital lettering and the names of those commemorated are in two columns.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, G
Bligh, A
Boulter, J
Chapple, I
Collins, J
Cozens, H
Davison, F
Ellison, R C
Flint, J
Foggon, J
See details for all 45 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames except the woman whose full forename is given
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 625mm, width 410mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: S
Reference

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