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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Blyth Valley
- Town
- Blyth
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 20th October 1923
Attended by: Father Kershaw
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33575
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Current location
Eastern wall near North End
ST CUTHBERTS RC CHURCH
292 Cowpen Road
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 5JN
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 29497 81845
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- FRAMED WOODEN PANEL. At the top is an elaborate cross painted in black. The lettering is painted in black plain capitals, with initials and medal awards in red. The names are listed in two columns, divided by a vertical line.
- Inscription
- BY THEIR SACRIFICE WE ARE FREED/ IN YOUR SACRIFICE WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Almer, James
Bettle, Alfred
Campbell, James
Court, Stephen
Courtney, Patrick
Devlin, Alexander
Fenn, James
Fothergill, Wilfrid Thompson
Haley, Samuel
Hobson, Martin
See details for all 23 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 3FT, width 3FT
Materials: Wood - Oak
- First World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 31/10/23 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSC58.3
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