Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wansbeck
Town
Ashington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd February 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33721

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Current location

In the main entrance hall.
Bothal Middle School
High Market
Ashington
Wansbeck
Northumberland
NE63 8NT
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 25829 87728
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Nowy-headed brass plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard. Incised inscription in enamelled black lettering. Circular image of a man holding the commemorative dates flanked by garlands at the top centre of the plaque: garland goes along the top a part way down the sides, double line frame goes around the whole.
Inscription
1914 -1918/ IN MEMORY OF THE OLD/ BOYS OF BOTHAL SCHOOL/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, G. L.
Adamson, T W
Allan, R M
Atkinson, F G
Baker, W D
Barnfather, E.
Barnfather, J W
Barnfather, W.
Bell, R
Beresford, G. L.
See details for all 128 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 128
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 128
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations
    Order of information: decorations, rank, surname, initials
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 3FT 6IN, width 6FT
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
PLAQUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE VARIOUS NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. FIRST SCHOOL DEMOLISHED AND SECOND ONE ALSO DEMOLISHED DUE TO HIGH ALUMINA CONTENT IN THE CONCRETE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WMSA17.6
  • Blyth News - Monday 19 April 1920 WAR MEMORIAL FOR BOTHAL SCHOOL OLD BOYS. (Details of giving names to go on the memorial.)
  • Morpeth Herald - Friday 23 April 1920 WAR MEMORIAL FOR BOTHAL SCHOOL OLD BOYS It has been decided to place a War Memorial in the Bothal C. E. School, Ashington, showing the names of all Bothal School Old Boys who fell in the Great War.
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 23/04/1920 25/02/1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND

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