Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Alnwick
Town
Longframlington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: Venerable Archdeacon Blackett-Ord MA
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 12 Feb 1920
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33786

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Current location

South wall of nave
St Mary the Virgin Church
Rothbury Road
Longframlington
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE65 8DL
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 13094 01004
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE with INCISED BLACK LETTERING and a SIMPLE BLACK BORDER.
Inscription
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Common, Joseph
Davidson, John
Robinson, William John
Straughan, George
Swan, Gilbert
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 305mm, width 455mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • MORPETH HERALD 16/7/1920
  • NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL 8/7/1920
  • ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE 10/7/1920

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