Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wansbeck
Town
Ashington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33738

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Current location

ST GEORGES URC (Trinity church)
Station Rd
Ashington
Wansbeck
Northumberland
NE63 8RS
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 27016 87714
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
LANCET-SHAPED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK COLOURED BACKBOARD. SHELF PLACED BELOW IT. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING LATIN CROSS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
"CHRIST WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN,/ TILL IN HEAVEN WE'LL MEET AGAIN."/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR DEAR SON/ GEORGE CLOUGH,/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ JUNE 29TH 1916, AGED 21 YEARS./ EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING/ FATHER AND MOTHER,/ BROTHER AND SISTER./ HE DID HIS DUTY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clough, George
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • WMSA17.16

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