Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wansbeck
Town
Bedlington
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: GEN SIR LOFTUS BATES
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
33811

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Previous locations
  • WHITLEY MEMORIAL SCHOOL CHAPEL
    Bedlington
    Wansbeck
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 270 810
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
TABLET WITH FIGURE OF ST GEORGE IN THE CENTRE AND MOSAIC AT THE TOP
Inscription
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 87
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 87
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
History
DATE UNKNOWN; THE SCHOOL WAS BURNT DOWN. VERY LITTLE WAS SALVAGED AND THE TABLET WAS LOST
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL by N/A 24-11-1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NEWCASTLE
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 07/10/1921 14/10/1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSB15.20

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