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Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Undefined
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Ralph Hedley and Sons (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd April 1938
    Attended by: Colonel A Irwin DSO, TD
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33490

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Current location

Army Reserve Centre
Lisburn Terrace
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LA
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18366 13036
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • RNF Drill Hall
    28 Dispensary Street
    Alnwick
    Alnwick
    Northumberland
    NU 185 133
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NU 185 134
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Walker Drill Hall
    Walker On Tyne
    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Tyne And Wear
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 290 640
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Restored battlefield cross painted white with moulded edge painted black and gold. At the top, on either side and above and below the crosspiece are triangles each containing green leaves and two roses in half relief, one white and one red. The dedication is on the cross, with lettering incised and painted black. On either side of the upright of the cross are details of its erection, dereliction and reclamation, in gilded lettering raised on a sunken background, with a red outline to each word. Below the cross is the badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers, St.George and the Dragon, in half relief. Details of the dedication at the bottom are in Roman capitals, incised and gilded.
Inscription
On the upright of the cross: R.I.P./ 5 B N/ NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ QUO/ FATA/ VOCANT/ IN/ MEMORY/ OF THE OFFICERS,/ N.C.O.s/ AND MEN/ WHO FELL/ IN/ ACTION/ DURING/ SEPTEMBER,/ OCTOBER/ AND NOVEMBER 1916/ To left of the upright: THIS CROSS WAS/ MADE BY THE/ PIONEERS OF THE/ 5TH BATTALION/ NORTHUMBERLAND/ FUSILIERS IN/ FRANCE AND WAS/ ERECTED DEC 1916/ IN HIGH WOOD/ WHICH WAS TAKEN/ AFTER REPEATED/ ATTACKS IN WHICH/ THE BATTALION TOOK/ A PROMINENT PART To right of the upright: 21 YEARS LATER/ IT WAS FOUND/ THERE FALLEN AND NEGLECTED/ BY MAJOR GENERAL/ J.R.M. MINSHULL-/ FORD C.B. D.S.O. M.C./ THROUGH WHOSE/ KINDNESS AND/ THE HELP OF/ THE WAR GRAVES/ COMMISSION IT/ WAS RESTORED TO/ THE BATTALION.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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