Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tynedale
- Town
- Byrness
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33803
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Current location
north wall of nave
St Francis of Assisi Church
A68
south end of village
Byrness
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE19 1TR
England
OS Grid Ref: NT 77081 02339
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden Wall board , very plain with raised centre panel. The name of the School is on the higher part of the double border at the top. The dedication is on the lower, wider part of the top border. The names are carried on the central panel. All lettering is gilded sans serif lettering for the names with the dedication in Gothic script. The name of the man who died is at the top of the list, those who served are listed in two columns below.
- Inscription
- BYRNESS C.E. SCHOOL/ IN MEMORY OF THE OLD SCHOLARS OF THE ABOVE SCHOOL WHO/ SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN ITS HOUR OF NEED. 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Amos, George
Amos, John
Anderson, John
Anderson, Michael
Baty, John
Dodd, Margaret
Dodd, Simon
Philipson, Michael
Robson, Jacob
Scott, Isabella
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 11
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 490MM, width 530MM
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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