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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Richard Bell (Artist)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33474

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Current location

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum
Abbots Tower
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LU
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18630 13637
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • East Chevington Institute
    East Chevington
    Alnwick
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
ILLUMINATED ROLL OF HONOUR. HAND WRITTEN. PAINTING SURROUNDING ROLL OF HONOUR. DEPICTS SCENES OF BATTLE ON LAND AND AT SEA. ARCHWAY SURROUNDS NAMES. SOLDIER AND SAILOR WITH REVERSED RIFLES AT BASE RIGHT. WINGED ANGEL AT TOP OF ARCH. GRIEVING WOMAN AT BASE LEFT. In the top left corner is a picture of a sinking ship with a lifeboat. At top right is soldier tending a wounded soldier, with a burning town in the background.
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ THEY HAVE GONE TO ETERNAL BLISS/ AND THEIRS WAS A GLORIOUS END/ FOR GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 67
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 67
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: width 3 INCHES
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 3 FEET, width 2 FEET
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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